FBI agent who shot man by mistake while dancing is charged

Chase Bishop accidentally fired a gun that fell while he was dancing at a Denver bar

An off-duty FBI agent has accidentally shot a bystander while dancing in Denver, Colorado. The gun discharged, shooting a man in the leg, after the agent dropped it while performing a backflip.

An off-duty FBI agent who investigators say accidentally fired a gun that fell while he was dancing at a Denver bar, wounding another patron in the leg, has been charged with second-degree assault.

Denver District Attorney Beth McCann charged 29-year-old Chase Bishop on Tuesday after he turned himself in to the sheriff’s department.

Booking documents do not indicate if Mr Bishop has hired a lawyer.

Police have said Mr Bishop was dancing at the bar on June 2nd when the gun fell from his waistband holster on to the floor.

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The firearm went off when he picked it up, and another customer suffered a serious but non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the lower leg.

Additional charges could be filed based on the results of toxicology tests, which have not yet been received. - AP