sitting on a gun
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24-stone man dies after sitting
on hidden gun
A 24-stone Florida man died after sitting on a gun
he'd hidden under a seat cushion.
Police say Clinton H Williams' weight pushing on
the handgun made it go off at his home in Largo.
He was shot in the thigh and was taken to Bayfront
Medical Centre where he later died.
The St Petersburg Times says a bullet severed the
39-year-old's femoral artery, which is the main
artery of the thigh.
Detective Joe Coyle said: "The way the gun was
situated, the gun just went off underneath. It was
just a freak accident."
He says Mr Williams was an apparent fan of guns
and had two handguns and six or seven rifles in the
apartment.
Story filed: 20:37 Wednesday 20th February 2002 Submitted on 02/20/02
Submitted by:
C J
Reference:
20:37 Wednesday 20th February
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