Dancing FBI Agent Accidentally Shoots Denver Bar Patron While Attempting to Flip: Police
An FBI agent is under investigation after he accidentally shot a fellow patron at a Denver bar while attempting a flip — and video from the dancefloor has since gone viral.
The accident occurred after midnight on Saturday at Mile High Spirits Distillery and Tasting Bar when an off-duty FBI agent’s firearm dropped from his waistband holster, a Denver police spokesperson confirmed to PEOPLE.
“When the agent retrieved his handgun, an unintended discharge occurred [and] another patron was struck by a bullet in the lower leg,” said the spokesperson. “The victim was transported to the hospital with a good prognosis.”
Denver police confirmed that the victim was an adult male who was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
In video obtained by ABC and local Denver TV station KMGH, the agent can be seen dancing and then doing a backflip when the gun falls from his holster mid-flip. As the agent scrambles to pick up the gun, it appears to go off as he’s picking it up, the video shows.
This @FBI agent was dancing at a Denver bar on Saturday night. Did a back flip, gun falls. He picks it up and a round is fired, hitting a man (he’ll be ok.) @DenverPolice investigating. #9Newspic.twitter.com/MwV1WpNzAQ
— Ryan Haarer (@RyanHaarer) June 3, 2018
The police spokesperson says the agent was taken to Denver Police Headquarters and later released to a FBI supervisor. The incident is being investigated by the Denver Police Homicide Unit and charges will be determined by the Denver District Attorney’s Office, the spokesperson said.
A spokesperson for the FBI told PEOPLE they cannot comment further on the matter because the accident is still under investigation by the Denver Police Department and it’s a personnel matter for the bureau.
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