Man accidentally shot child while officiating wedding near Lincoln, deputy says.
(KLKN) – 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.
Houchin said Gardner accidentally shot a child in the shoulder.
“It’s just kind of neglectful to take a gun out that has blanks and fire amongst people,” Houchin said. »