West Virginia Man Shot In Head While Shooting Rats

A West Virginia man was shot in the head while shooting rats with another guy. The 2 men reportedly wrestled over the gun and he ended up being shot in the head!

Thankfully, he's now recovering but it could have gone much worse. It happened in Newell, West Virginia. When officers arrived on scene they found the victim holding a blood-soaked towel to his head. He was in stable condition when he was brought to the hospital. At first, it was believed it happened while cleaning the gun but it was later determined that the victim and another man were shooting at rats outside a second-story window using a small-caliber rifle and when they fought over the gun it discharged hitting the victim in the head, per WFMJ.

According to WFMJ, 58-year-old Mark Reece Fuller, the owner of the house, was arrested and charged with 1 count of wanton endangerment with a firearm and 1 count of shooting within 500 feet of a dwelling. He was taken to the Northern Regional Jail.

Don't shoot at rats when you're that close to buildings and other people! That's not a smart idea and will only end in trouble.