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Tuesday, August 05, 2008
FORT PIERCE — A retired Riviera Beach police officer called the police Monday to report he accidentally fired his personal rifle while working on it at his apartment, and the bullet stuck a water line, flooding his apartment, according to a police report.
No one was injured and while the bullet passed through a bathroom and kitchen in Robert Myers' Treasure Cay Drive apartment, it did not leave his unit, according to the police report.
Myers, 57, a 25-year retired veteran of the Riviera Beach police department, told police he was working on the AR-15 rifle while installing an optical sight and inserted what he thought was an empty magazine. But, he actually inserted a magazine with 10 rounds of .223 caliber ammunition. He accidentally fired one round, which struck the water line for fire sprinklers and flooded his apartment with 3 to 4 inches of water.
Police noted the wall between Myers' and other apartments is concrete. Officers checked and found no bullet damage or flooding in any other units, the report states.
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Tuesday, August 05, 2008
FORT PIERCE — A retired Riviera Beach police officer called the police Monday to report he accidentally fired his personal rifle while working on it at his apartment, and the bullet stuck a water line, flooding his apartment, according to a police report.
No one was injured and while the bullet passed through a bathroom and kitchen in Robert Myers' Treasure Cay Drive apartment, it did not leave his unit, according to the police report.
Myers, 57, a 25-year retired veteran of the Riviera Beach police department, told police he was working on the AR-15 rifle while installing an optical sight and inserted what he thought was an empty magazine. But, he actually inserted a magazine with 10 rounds of .223 caliber ammunition. He accidentally fired one round, which struck the water line for fire sprinklers and flooded his apartment with 3 to 4 inches of water.
Police noted the wall between Myers' and other apartments is concrete. Officers checked and found no bullet damage or flooding in any other units, the report states.
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