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Man waiting for haircut fatally shoots himself while playing with gun (Waiting for Haircut)
Tampa Bay Times ^ | Frank Pastor

Posted on 02/21/2020 1:51:13 PM PST by nickcarraway

The man was waiting for a haircut at home when he was fatally shot, according to the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office.

A man was shot and killed early Thursday by the gun he was playing with while waiting for a haircut at his own home, deputies said.

The shooting was reported at about 6:30 a.m. at a home on Oakcrest Circle, according to the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office. Two men went to a convenience store then returned to the home. One prepared to cut the other’s hair.

The man who was going to have his hair cut sat down on a bucket outside his bedroom door. As he waited for the haircut, he started “playing with his firearm, as he always does,” the other man told deputies.

The gun then discharged, fatally wounding the man holding it.

He was pronounced dead when the first deputy arrived on scene.

Deputies said further investigation revealed “the possibility, if not the likelihood” the wounded man was under the influence of drugs, or alcohol, or both while using the firearm.

The Sheriff’s Office is calling the death a “horrible accident” based on witness statements and forensic evidence. The agency did not release the names of either man involved in the incident.

The agency also did not say what kind of weapon was involved or how it was obtained.


TOPICS: Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: excerpt; florida; floridaman; guns; haircut
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To: Disambiguator

But,but he only had one cartridge in the mag! What are the odds??


41 posted on 02/21/2020 3:04:34 PM PST by DeFault User
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To: nickcarraway
....He Was Sittin' There Twirling His Around And Butter Fingers Irving Gunned Himself Down.....
(From The Ballad Of Irving--The 142nd Fastest gun in the west)

The Ballad Of Irving - the 142nd fastest gun in the west

42 posted on 02/21/2020 3:07:16 PM PST by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: Vigilanteman

Take the lyrics you typed, place them in Google and the song will come up.

https://genius.com/Frank-gallop-the-ballad-of-irving-lyrics


43 posted on 02/21/2020 3:20:59 PM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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To: OrangeHoof

...and a part down the middle...


44 posted on 02/21/2020 3:24:18 PM PST by Ben Hecks
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To: Dr. Sivana
That’s the “other” man’s story. Any witnesses or video?

None mentioned, but evidence makes a pretty good witness. GSR or gun shot residue, blood splatter, no evidence or history of fights/brawl between the two, did the convenience store clerk note any hostility between the two, and if there were no injuries to the "barber", and all the evidence match the barbers statement, the barber likely walks and appears he did.

45 posted on 02/21/2020 3:24:37 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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Oh yes, and insurance policies...Did the barber have a hefty life insurance policy on the decedent? All of this stuff would cause the cops to dig deeper..Evidence often makes up for lack of witnesses.


46 posted on 02/21/2020 3:29:37 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: nickcarraway

Playing with guns?

Well, if you hang around barber shops,

Pretty soon you’re going to get a haircut.


47 posted on 02/21/2020 3:30:27 PM PST by golux
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To: nickcarraway; All

Finger on a Glock trigger will do that.


48 posted on 02/21/2020 3:57:18 PM PST by Cobra64 (Common sense isnÂ’t common anymore.)
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To: nickcarraway

Florida man kicks the bucket... Really!


49 posted on 02/21/2020 4:34:10 PM PST by SuperLuminal (Where is Sam Adams now that we desperately need him)
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To: DeFault User

Russian roulette with a semi auto, gee who does that?


50 posted on 02/21/2020 4:37:56 PM PST by Colt1851Navy (What was wrong with Nixon?)
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To: Chewbarkah

google is your evil friend, plus I was familiar with the song.


51 posted on 02/21/2020 4:40:59 PM PST by occamrzr06
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To: Chewbarkah

google is your evil friend, plus I was familiar with the song.


52 posted on 02/21/2020 4:40:59 PM PST by occamrzr06
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To: Colt1851Navy

Apparently the fellow waiting for the haircut. :-)
Just a little off the top don’t you know.


53 posted on 02/21/2020 5:07:15 PM PST by DeFault User
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To: nickcarraway
Barber:

"All I care about is: are you happy with your haircut?"
54 posted on 02/21/2020 6:38:23 PM PST by clearcarbon
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