One person was injured at a Denver nightclub early Saturday morning after an off-duty FBI agent accidentally discharged his firearm, police said.
The agent's identity has not been released. Police say the agent was off duty when he was at Mile High Spirits in Downtown Denver about 12:45 a.m. Saturday.
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Video of the incident shows the agent dancing in the middle of a crowd when he performs a backflip, causing a gun to fall out of his waistband. As the agent picks up the firearm, a shot is fired into the crowd of onlookers.
Watch the video below:
Off-duty FBI agent does backflip, accidently shoots man in legAn off-duty FBI agent tried to show off his dance moves on Saturday morning at Mile High Spirits in LoDo. Unfortunately, while he did a backflip, his gun went off -- hitting a bystander in the leg (he's expected to recover). Were you there?
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One patron, an adult male, was wounded in the leg, police said. The victim was rushed to the hospital in good condition.
The agent was taken to Denver Police Headquarters before being released to an FBI supervisor, police said. The Denver District Attorney's Office will determine charges.
In a statement to CBS Denver, an FBI spokesperson said “the investigation is active, ongoing, and a personnel matter so we cannot provide comment at this time.”