A New York man was arrested after he accidentally fired off a gun and shot his girlfriend in the leg while reaching for his wallet at a local restaurant.
According to WIVB, 19-year-old Anthony Ciccarelli of Tonawanda reached for the front pocket of his pants while receiving a bill in Texas De Brazil around 6 p.m. Thursday. While trying to pay for the bill, the gun in his pocket accidentally went off and hit his girlfriend in the upper right leg.
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Cheektowaga Police said in a report that the gun was actually stolen from an owner in Niagra Falls after a further investigation.
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Ciccarelli and his girlfriend left the restaurant shortly after the incident and drove into a parking lot so she could contact 911. EMTs said she has non-life threatening injuries. As for Ciccarelli, he was arrested and charged with first-degree reckless endangerment and criminal possession of a weapon.
He was arraigned on Friday before the Cheektowaga Town Justice and faces seven years in prison if convicted for the crime. His felony hearing is scheduled for March 11.