Concealed Weapon Permit Holder Accidentally Shot Self, Injured 4 Others, Cops Say

The Clearwater Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred Thursday afternoon at the Marriott Suites on Sand Key.

According to the police department, the incident at 1201 Gulf Blvd. unfolded as a man with a concealed weapons permit reached into his pocket to grab something. A 9mm Glock also in the man’s pocket accidentally discharged, police said in an email to media.

The bullet grazed the man’s leg and then hit a floor tile. “Fragments from the tile then hit four other victims,” the email stated.

The man, who police say is from Ormond Beach, was taken to Morton Plant Hospital with minor injuries and so was one of the victims. The other three, including a man and two children, ages 2 and 5, were treated at a local emergency clinic. The victims include a hotel employee and the man and children, who are from Leaf River, Ill.

All victims, police said, received minor leg injuries.

The identities of those involved have not yet been released. The investigation remains active.

This story was updated at 4:11 p.m. May 14 with the latest information from the Clearwater Police Department.

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