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Chase Bishop, 29, was being held in a detention center in downtown Denver. He faces charges for second-degree assault but he has not been formally charged, according to NBC affiliate KUSA. Bishop is not assigned to the Denver office but works out of Washington, D.C., sources told KUSA.

A 24-year-old man accidentally shot by an FBI agent doing a backflip on the dance floor of a Colorado nightclub says he initially couldn't believe he had been wounded while enjoying a night out with friends and thought "some idiot set off a firecracker." In an exclusive interview with ABC News' "Good Morning America" set to be broadcast Thursday, Thomas Reddington said he remains "confused" by the bizarre incident that happened at the Mile High Spirits Tasting Room near downtown Denver around 12:45 a.m. Saturday.

The off-duty FBI agent whose weapon discharged at a Denver nightclub has been identified as Chase Bishop of the bureau's Washington Field Office, law enforcement sources told CBS News. Bishop was apparently on a personal trip in Denver when his weapon went off Sunday after he did flip while dancing, wounding another person in the leg. The name of the victim has not yet been released but authorities said he is expected to be OK. CBS Denver reports that Bishop was taken to the Denver Police Department headquarters and later released to an FBI supervisor. Possible charges are pending lab...

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey is investigating possible safety problems with guns manufactured by at least two companies. The Boston Globe reports that Remington Arms Co. and Glock Inc. have filed lawsuits to fight Healey’s efforts. […] Healey says Glock firearms are “prone to accidental discharge” and says in court papers she is concerned the company may have been warned about the problem and failed to act. …

HAYDEN, Idaho—Employees evacuated the Hayden Walmart on Tuesday following a shooting inside the store. Authorities on the scene around 11:15 a.m. described the shooting as "accidental." A woman was shopping with four kids, when one of the kids reached into her purse and accidentally discharged the weapon, according to Kootenai County Sheriff's Deputies at the scene. The gunshot killed the 29-year-old woman. Deputies on scene said the child who accidentally fired the handgun was about 2-years-old. Deputies said the woman and children were in the back of the store near the electronics area when it happened. Deputies said the woman...

Detroit police say a woman was fatally shot when she hugged an off-duty police officer while dancing at a party, causing the officer's service weapon to fire.

(Anderson SC-AP) April 2, 2002 - Officials say an Anderson County Sheriff's deputy fatally shot a police dog when he was chasing a suspect through the woods. Sheriff's Captain John Skipper says deputy Josh Payne was trying to put his gun back in its holster when he shot Duchess last weekend. The dog had been with the department for more than a year. Skipper says Payne was holding a flashlight on the suspect with one hand and the dog's leash and the gun with his other hand. Police say the dog jumped and caused the deputy to squeeze the trigger.