A Casper man, unfamiliar with the workings of a new pistol he recently purchased ended up firing the weapon accidentally with the bullet striking yet another man using the bathroom in the next building.

The bullet hit the man in the chest leaving a small bruise that did not require treatment. The bullet's speed was slowed after traveling through two walls, across a courtyard and rebounding off a shower wall.

AP quotes police Sgt. Mark Trimble as saying, "It's one of those freak happenings." The incident occurred about noon Sunday.

However, the owner of the gun Erick Hovermale of Casper was left with only with a small scratch on his arm. He was given a misdemeanor charge for discharging a firearm in city limits.