The agent was taken to police headquarters. PHOTO: REUTERS
A video obtained by local television stations shows the lanky male agent - a crowd off to his side - putting in some energetic dance moves before executing his backflip.
This FBI agent lost his gun during a dance-floor backflip and accidentally shot a bar patron https://t.co/ICK3IAFrgs pic.twitter.com/cTfVCE5v9m
— CNN (@CNN) June 3, 2018
Unfortunately, the move was less of a crowd-pleaser than intended when his gun fell out of his trousers. The agent couldn't catch it in time before it went off and shot a man in the lower leg.
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The shooting victim was recovering in hospital from non-life-threatening injuries, the local ABC television affiliate said.
The agent was taken to police headquarters and then released to an FBI supervisor.
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