Man accidentally shot child while officiating wedding near Lincoln, deputy says - Lemmy.world

A Texas man accidentally shot a child while officiating a wedding in Lancaster County on Saturday, the sheriff’s office says. Chief Deputy Ben Houchin said deputies were sent to a wedding at Hillside Events near Denton on a report of a gunshot wound. Deputies learned that 62-year-old Michael Gardner, the wedding’s officiant, fired a gun to get everyone’s attention. “He was going to fire in the air, and as he did that, it slipped and went off,” Houchin said. The gun was loaded with a blank that Gardner made with gunpowder and glue.