No charges because it was an accident. For charges the person must knowingly, recklessly or negligently discharge. Since is was an accident and he had a permit he didn't break any laws.
Witness describes accidental shooting at Cracker Barrel
Shooting was accidental, investigators say
SANFORD, Fla. (11-2-15) —A man who was dining Sunday at a Cracker Barrel restaurant on Hickman Drive in Sanford was hit by an apparent accidental gunshot.
Seminole County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Kristen Bentsen said the man was hit in the calf by the gunshot at about 8:40 a.m. He was taken to Central Florida Regional Hospital with injuries that are not considered life-threatening.
Bentsen said the gunshot appeared to be accidental, and the person who had the firearm is cooperating with investigators.
Deputies closed the restaurant while an investigation was completed
According to investigators, the gun owner, who was a customer at the restaurant, was walking up to pay his bill when a loud popping noise was heard. Investigators believe the gun fell out of its holster as the man walked past a fireplace in the restaurant.
Officials released the 911 call made after the shooting.
"There was an explosion here and a guy got hit in the leg," a caller told 911 dispatchers.
"OK, was there, like, an explosion? What exploded, ma'am?" the dispatcher asked the caller.
"We don't know and nobody in the restaurant is actually telling us. All the servers heard a loud pop and the guy has blood coming out of his leg," the caller said to the dispatcher.
A witness, who doesn't want to be identified by WESH 2 News, said he had just sat down with his son and wife at the restaurant when a bullet flew by his table.
"Waitress came over with a towel and wrapped it, she put pressure on it and my wife called 911. I'm just happy it didn't injure any of my family members that were with me, my son and my wife," the witness told WESH 2 News.
The Seminole County Sheriff's Department said the shooting was accidental. The gun owner will not be charged. Investigators said he has a valid concealed weapons permit.
http://www.wesh.com/news/911-call-released-in-shooting-at-cracker-barrel/36220926
Police: Bolingbrook Man Dead After Accidentally Shooting Self While Driving
(CBS) — (11-2-15) A Bolingbrook man is dead after police say he accidentally shot himself while driving, reports WBBM’s Nancy Harty.
25-year-old Chard Harrison was driving in a residential area of southeast Aurora just after midnight on Halloween when police say he showed off a .45 caliber handgun to his passengers, two Aurora men ages 24 and 25.
Police say Harrison told the passengers it was unloaded and put the gun to his head and pulled the trigger and it went off. One of the other men was able to stop the car by putting it in park.
Harrison was transported to an Aurora hospital where he was pronounced dead. His passengers were not injured.
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2015/11/02/police-bolingbrook-man-dead-after-accidentally-shooting-self-while-driving/
Bullet hits 2 at gun show at Expo Idaho
GARDEN CITY - (11-2-15) The Ada County Sheriff's Office is investigating after an accidental shooting at a gun show at Expo Idaho on Saturday.
Deputies were called to Expo Idaho just after 8:20 a.m.
A vendor setting up before the show says he was in the process of putting a plastic zip-tie on the trigger assembly of the bolt-action rifle when it suddenly fired.
The bullet hit a 51-year-old man's cane before hitting the man in the leg and hitting a nearby 64-year-old man in the leg.
That second man went to the hospital but returned hours later to finish up the gun show.
The 74-year-old man from Washington who accidentally fired the rifle fully cooperated with the investigation. At this time no charges or citations have been issued.
In 2013, two people were injured in another accidental shooting at a gun show at Expo Idaho.
The fair director says it was a different promoter and unrelated to this show.
He also says the shootings are concerning and they are looking to see if there are ways to make the shows safer in the future.
http://www.ktvb.com/story/news/local/2015/11/02/bullet-hits-2-gun-show-expo-idaho/75063900/
Talladega police: Family member fatally shooting relative appears accidental
(11-2-15) A man accidentally shot a family member in Talladega on Sunday evening, killing the victim, according to Capt. Leon Thomas.
Shannon Eugene Gallahar, 41, was pronounced dead at Citizens Baptist Medical Center after being shot in the head, Thomas said.
The incident was still under investigation this afternoon, but Thomas said it appeared that a family member was showing Gallahar a Derringer .22-caliber over/under pistol when the gun accidentally discharged. He was transported to the emergency room by North Star Ambulance, but had died by the time they got there.
The incident took place around 5 p.m. on the deck of a house on Jackson Trace Road.
The relative was detained and questioned by investigators, but had not been charged with a crime as of this afternoon.
http://www.annistonstar.com/the_daily_home/dh_news/talladega-police-family-member-fatally-shooting-relative-appears-accidental/article_b9fff458-81b3-11e5-800a-4bb429c0140e.html
Shooting reported as an assault, but man admits he accidentally hurt himself, Lexington police say
(11-2-15) A man was shot early Monday on Augusta Drive and was taken to a hospital with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening.
Police were called to the area about 5 a.m. on an assault report and found the man with a single gunshot wound in his leg, Lt. Kevin Metcalf said.
The man was uncooperative with police initially, Metcalf said. Just before being taken to the hospital, he admitted that he had accidentally shot himself in the leg.
http://www.kentucky.com/2015/11/02/4118125/shooting-reported-as-an-assault.html
News briefs: Woman accidentally shot by husband
BASSETT — (10-30-15) A 73-year-old Bassett woman was taken by Flight for Life to Froedtert Hospital in Wauwatosa Monday night after she was accidentally shot.
According to the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department, her 78-year-old husband accidentally shot her while cleaning a revolver.
The bullet passed through a wall before striking the woman.
Her condition was not known.
http://www.kenoshanews.com/news/news_briefs_woman_accidentally_shot_by_husband_484912809.html
Boy, 5, shot in Ford City remains in critical but stable condition
FORD CITY, Pa. — (11-2-15) A 5-year-old boy was flown to UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh late Wednesday morning after being shot inside his Ford City home in Armstrong County, state police confirmed.
State police said officers responded to Fourth Avenue for a report of a child shot and discovered the 5-year-old boy suffering from a gunshot wound to his collarbone area. He was taken to the trauma unit at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, where he underwent surgery.
Channel 11’s Courtney Brennan reported that the boy, later identified as Isaac Deemer, remained in critical but stable condition Thursday.
5yrold Isaac Deemer remains critical but stable after being shot yesterday in his Ford City home. #wpxi
During a 2 p.m. press conference, state police said they were working to confirm whether one adult was in the residence at the time of the shooting. Authorities said so far, there hasn't been any decision on any charges in the case and it is currently being treated as an accident.
“Waiting on results of the treatment of the child and that will determine where the case goes from there,” said Armstrong County District Attorney.
Channel 11’s Amy Marcinkiewicz has since learned from sources that the father and his three sons were home. Sources said the father was asleep upstairs, and his three sons were downstairs eating breakfast when one of the boys found a handgun and starting playing with it before it went off.
http://www.wpxi.com/news/news/local/child-5-shot-in-Ford-City-flown-to-hospital/nnDLz/
Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2015/11/02/4118125/shooting-reported-as-an-assault.html#storylink=cpy
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