Trending Topics

Sheriff: Man shoots armadillo, bullet ricochets and hits man in head

Officials are investigating the early morning shooting of an armadillo on the highway and the man’s accidental head wound

By Kerri Compton
KLTV

CASS COUNTY, Texas — Cass County Sheriff’s officials are investigating an early morning shooting in the Marietta area.

According to officials with the sheriff’s department, they are investigating a possible accidental shooting that happened just before 3 a.m., Thursday in the 27,000 block of Highway 77. The man involved told deputies he was shooting at an armadillo and the bullet ricocheted and hit him in the head.

Read Full Story: Cass County official: Man injured after bullet ricochets off armadillo