Chief Deputy Ben Houchin said 62-year-old Michael Gardner, the wedding's officiant, fired a gun to get everyone's attention.

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.

    • YeetPics@mander.xyz
      32·
      1 year ago

      Not better, no. Makes your statement of “only in america” feel more emotional than factual.

      • cheesepotatoes@lemmy.world
        32·
        1 year ago

        It was a comparison among peers, other developed first world countries. While the comment was factually correct, it was not useful.