Dancing Man Shoots Self in Leg in Stratford

Stratford, CT — A Stratford man accidentally shot himself in the leg while dancing, and apparently intoxicated, and ended up getting arrested, according to the Connecticut Post.

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Stratford Police arrested Keil Helenese, 32, of Bridgeport on July 3 for weapons-related charges.

Helenese was at a picnic on Quail Street when a firearm he was carrying fell out of the holster, according to Lt. Frank Eannotti

Eannotti said in a press release that Helenese re-holstered the weapon and negligently discharged one round from the weapon. The bullet struck him in the hip.

The Post reports responding officers found Helenese in his underwear holding a bloody rag on his leg and smelling heavily of alcohol. Helenese told police that he had been dancing with friends when a gun on his right hip went off, according to the Post.

He was treated and released from the hospital and then was arrested and charged with carrying a firearm while intoxicated, unlawful discharge and reckless endangerment.

Helenese is scheduled to appear in Bridgeport Superior Court on July 14.

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