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1-18-04, 09:46 AM
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Man critically injured at flea market
MOUNT DORA - A Kentucky man was critically injured Saturday when his friend accidentally shot him as they were passing around a handgun in a busy flea market, police said.
Danny Payton, 45, from Somerset, Ky., was handing 70-year-old Roy Williams a .22 Freedom Arms Derringer with the barrel facing toward himself when Williams accidentally pulled the trigger, shooting Payton in the stomach, Lake County Deputy David Pelton said.
The shot rang loud in the "very crowded" Renningers Flea Market, Pelton said. The gun, a five-shot revolver with no trigger guard, belonged to a flea market vendor, who had given it to Williams to clean, Pelton said.
Payton was taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center, where he was in critical condition Saturday evening, a hospital spokeswoman said.
The victim told the deputy his friend Williams shot him by accident, Pelton said. No charges were filed.
Williams "was very distraught and left to Orlando" to check on his friend's condition, Pelton said.
The shooting took place behind a booth along one of the aisles, and the scene was cordoned off. The flea market remained open, Pelton said.
Man critically injured at flea market
MOUNT DORA - A Kentucky man was critically injured Saturday when his friend accidentally shot him as they were passing around a handgun in a busy flea market, police said.
Danny Payton, 45, from Somerset, Ky., was handing 70-year-old Roy Williams a .22 Freedom Arms Derringer with the barrel facing toward himself when Williams accidentally pulled the trigger, shooting Payton in the stomach, Lake County Deputy David Pelton said.
The shot rang loud in the "very crowded" Renningers Flea Market, Pelton said. The gun, a five-shot revolver with no trigger guard, belonged to a flea market vendor, who had given it to Williams to clean, Pelton said.
Payton was taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center, where he was in critical condition Saturday evening, a hospital spokeswoman said.
The victim told the deputy his friend Williams shot him by accident, Pelton said. No charges were filed.
Williams "was very distraught and left to Orlando" to check on his friend's condition, Pelton said.
The shooting took place behind a booth along one of the aisles, and the scene was cordoned off. The flea market remained open, Pelton said.