Man Accidentally Shoots Off His Penis And Testicle

A teenager is recovering after police say he shot himself in the penis and testicle while cleaning a gun he just bought.

It happened Thursday morning at a home on the 200 block of Verada Street in Port St. Lucie.

Police say 18-year-old Michael Smeriglio first lied to police saying someone shot him while he was walking down the street. After being questioned by police he admitted to accidentally doing it himself.

Doctors say the bullet went through his penis, his left testicle and then lodged itself in his thigh.

Smeriglio told police he bought the gun last month at a party.

While police were investigating at the home where it happened, they discovered marijuana in the house. That led to the arrest of the homeowner Joseph Lamar James, 22, on drug charges.

Source:
http://www.wtsp.com/news/watercooler/article/272775/58/Teen-accidentally-shoots-off-his-penis-and-testicle


First rule of cleaning firearms: unload them.

3 Comments

  1. atm on September 11, 2012 at 8:21 am

    Second rule of cleaning firearms: don’t shoot off your ****.

    I believe I can argue that this should be rule #1.



  2. Markus on September 11, 2012 at 6:34 pm

    It sounds like the kind of injury you’d get from carrying appendix in waist band (AIWB). I can see this kid playing gangster in front of the mirror and making a mistake.

    “If you fuck up, you will die” – ToddG



  3. J on September 14, 2012 at 12:41 pm

    I guess this is nature’s way of saying that you should not procreate.