Police here say a guest at a Fargo hotel will face misdemeanor charges after accidentally firing a handgun in the hotel lobby Monday night.
According to police Lt. Joel Vettel: The incident was reported about 9 p.m. Monday at the Motel 6 in the 3100 block of 39th Street South.
Hotel staff told police they heard a gunshot and officers found glass shot out of the hotel’s lobby door.
A review of hotel video determined that a guest at the hotel was responsible and a small-caliber handgun was involved.
Vettel said it was determined the shooting was accidental and the individual involved will be charged by long-form complaint with unlawful discharge of a firearm within city limits and reckless endangerment.
Other charges are also possible, according to Vettel, who said alcohol was a factor in the incident.
He probably has a concealed carry permit but nobody's checking that. These minor charges will amount to nothing more then a slap on the wrist and he'll carry on till someday he kills somebody.
No word about the man being a lawful gun owner in the source article.
ReplyDeleteYes, Greg, there was. "the individual involved will be charged by long-form complaint with unlawful discharge of a firearm within city limits and reckless endangerment."
DeleteIf he'd been a disqualified person that would have been one of the charges. It wasn't.
The only question is did he also have a concealed carry permit? That, I grant you was not mentioned one way or another. Which is my point exactly. No one checks.