Fredericksburg Man Charged in Gun Accident

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A stray gunshot led to the arrest Thursday of a Fredericksburg man for the reckless handling of a firearm, according to city police.

Kurtis Swisher, 25, also was charged with the reckless discharge of a firearm, a police report stated.

A city resident told police that at 5:45 p.m. Thursday, she and her boyfriend and juvenile daughter were inside their apartment in the 600 block of Greenbrier Court when they heard a loud bang and a bullet came through the wall of the living room.

The round struck a piece of furniture in the dining area before it was spent, the report said. A few minutes later, Swisher, the victim’s next-door neighbor, knocked on the door and apologized for the incident.

Swisher was back inside his own apartment when police officers arrived on the scene and arrested him, the report said. The handgun in Swisher’s possession was seized by police for evidence. He was released by a local magistrate on a $2,500 bond.

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