GPD: Would-be squirrel-killer injured after taping cartridge to BB gunBy Cindy Swirko Staff writer Published: Friday, April 26, 2013 at 11:33 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, April 26, 2013 at 11:33 a.m.A man who tried to shoot a squirrel for dinner by taping a .40-caliber cartridge to a BB gun was hospitalized with shrapnel wounds after the cartridge exploded, Gainesville police reported.A sworn complaint was filed against William Daniel Lloyd, 31, for discharging a firearm in public and possession of ammunition by a convicted felon, Officer Ben Tobias stated in a press item.Officer Diana Mattern responded to a medical emergency call at 600 SE 12th Terrace and learned that Lloyd had taped the cartridge to the end of a BB gun to shoot a squirrel, Tobias said.Lloyd fired the BB gun, causing the BB to strike the cartridge’s primer. The cartridge discharged and fragmented, striking Lloyd in the upper arm and lower leg.He was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.On Friday morning residents at his listed address said Lloyd had been released from the hospital and was back at work.A sworn complaint was filed in lieu of arrest because of Lloyd’s injuries.The state Department of Corrections website shows that Lloyd served time in prison for 2009 offenses for grand theft and trafficking stolen property. He was released in November 2011.Lloyd told police he was trying to shoot a squirrel with a Pumpmaster 760 BB gun. His girlfriend told police that Lloyd told her he was trying to shoot a squirrel for dinner, according to police.Lloyd and others at the home bandaged his wounds but he continued bleeding.“Lloyd stated he knew he had been hit, but did not know how badly,†an officer wrote in the report.Lloyd told police he knew he was not allowed to possess ammunition and that he found cartridges while “scrapping†—looking for scrap metal.http://www.gainesville.com/article/20130426/ARTICLES/130429692/1139?Title=Police-Would-be-squirrel-killer-injured-after-taping-bullet-to-BB-gun&tc=ar&buffer_share=f14be&utm_source=buffer&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Buffer%253A%252B_FloridaMan%252Bon%252Btwitter
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