3AM Drive By Shooting - Gun Nut Shoots Himself In The Head After Bullet Ricocheted Off Of Armadillo Hard Shell!

Don’t mess with Texas armadillos. That is the lesson that one local man learned the hard way when he landed in the hospital with a bullet wound after trying to shoot one of the hardy armor-plated critters. Officials in Cass County, Texas, say the man suffered a graze wound to the head when he fired at an armadillo and the bullet ricocheted off the mammal's rigid protective covering and struck him. The bizarre incident took place at around 3am Thursday in the 27,000 block of Highway 77 in the Marietta area, according to a report from KLTV.The shooting victim was taken to a local hospital to be treated for minor injuries. The hapless gunman has not been named. There is no word at this time on the armadillo's status. The incident was classified by sheriff’s deputies as an ‘accidental shooting’. Daily Mail Read More>>>>>>