An off-duty FBI agent who accidentally shot a man at a Denver bar after doing a dance floor backflip was charged on Tuesday with second-degree assault, prosecutors said. Chase Bishop, 29, turned himself into police and was booked into the Denver County jail on a single felony cou
An off-duty FBI agent who accidentally shot a man at a Denver bar after doing a dance floor backflip was charged on Tuesday with second-degree assault, prosecutors said.
Chase Bishop, 29, turned himself into police and was booked into the Denver County jail on a single felony count, Denver District Attorney Beth McCann said in a statement.
The injured man, 24-year-old Tom Reddington, suffered a “serious, but not life-threatening” gunshot wound to his lower leg, McCann said.
A video of the incident captured by another bar patron, and spread widely online, showed Bishop break dancing, then performing a backflip. His handgun fell from his holster onto the dance floor and it discharged as Bishop picked it up. A muzzle flash can be seen on the video.
Bishop was going through the booking process late Tuesday afternoon, a jail spokeswoman said. It was unclear if he has retained legal counsel.
The FBI did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
