A man accidentally shot himself after he threw his gun at a cockroach in an attempt to squash the insect, police say.
The 50-year-old man told police in Detroit, Michigan that he tried to kill the bug on Tuesday morning by throwing a shoe at it, but there was a revolver hidden inside the shoe and it went off. It sent a bullet flying in his direction, striking him in the foot.
Authorities said the man was taken to a local hospital and is in stable condition following the incident. It's not clear whether he ended up successfully squashing the cockroach or not.
Also Detroit Police Department says it has not been able to confirm the man’s version of events.
This is not the first time that Detroit has seen an injury caused by someone who went to extreme lengths to kill an insect. In January 2016, a man was badly burned after he tried to light bedbugs on fire in his apartment. He doused his infested furniture with alcohol and lit a cigarette, which he used to try to burn one of the tiny bugs, but he ended up burning the couch and himself.
The incident also destroyed four apartment units and caused water damage in more than 20 other units.
Source: Metro.Co.Uk.com