Police: Gun falls out of teen's pants, bullet grazes his head in accidental shooting

Tess Sheets | Florida Today

A 19-year-old man sustained minor injuries Sunday night after a bullet grazed his head when a small handgun accidentally discharged, Melbourne police said.

The incident was reported about 9:15 p.m. at an apartment in the 200 block of East University Boulevard. The 19-year-old took his father's recently purchased .22 caliber black and tan Derringer and tried to conceal it is his waistband to show friends, Sgt. Martin Miller of the Melbourne Police Department said.

The gun fell out of his pants and discharged as it landed on the ground.

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One round grazed the side of the man's head, Miller said.

"There was no criminal act. Just a teenager being an irresponsible teenager," Miller said.

When officials arrived on scene, he was awake and alert.

The man was taken to a hospital, where he was treated for minor injuries and quickly released, according to Miller.

Earlier this month, a boy was grazed in the head by a bullet while traveling on Interstate 95. A 21-year-old man, Justin Weaver, faces several misdemeanor charges in connection with that shooting.

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