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Summary The man was reportedly intending to crush the rodent with the weapon.
A Canadian man accidentally shot himself in the forehead while trying to kill a mouse with the butt of his rifle.The man was reportedly intending to crush the rodent with the weapon at a camp on Anjigami Lake in Ontario, but didnt know the gun was loaded.As such he got quite a shock when the gun fired, with the bullet grazing his forehead but luckily not causing too much damage.Police say the man was admitted to and released from the hospital, before being charged with careless use of a firearm.A spokesperson said: He was very lucky. Its not known what happened to the mouse.
