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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.
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.