An intoxicated Florida man approached a group of children playing with toy Nerf guns inside a home Saturday night and, after brandishing a real gun, shot a 7-year-old boy in the leg, authorities said. Anthony Knuth, 30, was in the living room of a Sanford home when he told the kids he had a real gun and was going to load it with real bullets, the Sanford Police Department said. The boy was taken to a hospital and required surgery to remove the bullet fragments, the station reported. MICHIGAN HOSTAGE KILLED, 3 OFFICERS WOUNDED IN '40 MINUTES OF MAYHEM' BEFORE STANDOFF SUSPECT CAPTUREDAfter his arrest, Knuth told police he had multiple shots of Southern Comfort whiskey and went to bed, the report said. Knuth's sister told the station that her brother has a drinking problem and often blacks out.

Source: Fox News December 03, 2019 14:15 UTC