I’ve been shot!

Wife shot while attending church.

In the late 1980’s on one New Years in Northwest Houston Texas a high powered 30-06 rifle bullet came zipping through our church building and struck my wife in her shoulder while she was sitting in a pew. The bullet penetrated her garments and jolted her back. It was winter time so she was wearing coat and winter clothing which helped somewhat. The bullet ricocheted after striking her and then landed in the lap of a parishioner sitting next to her.

The sheriff was called and a deputy responded. The investigation revealed the bullet was from celebratory gunfire which happens way too often in Houston I’m afraid during New Years celebrations. This bullet traveled through the roof of the building in a downward direction. The only injury was a large unsightly bruise thankfully. Anyway it makes an interesting story.