A man in East Texas, who was trying to shoot an armadillo on his property, ended up wounding himself in the process after a bullet ricocheted and hit him in the face.

KLTV reported that the incident occurred around 3 a.m. last Thursday when the unidentified man told police he shot at the armored mammal and the bullet ricocheted and hit him.

Authorities said the man shot at the armadillo three times with his .38 revolver. Whether or not he actually the animal is unknown.
The man meanwhile, suffered an injury to his jaw and was hospitalized.

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