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A woman was struck by gunfire Thursday night after a pistol discharged when it was dropped by a patron at a restaurant in Kingwood, Houston police said.
The woman and the gun owner were both customers at Raffa's American Bistro, 1660 W. Lake Houston Parkway.
The gun owner, a 66-year-old man, was moving his coat about 8:30 p.m. when his Derringer pistol fell to the floor. It fired and struck a woman who was in a nearby booth, Houston police said.
The woman, 71, was taken to Ben Taub General Hospital in stable condition, police said.
The man has a license to carry a handgun. Harris County prosecutors late Thursday declined to accept any charges against him, police said.
A woman was struck by gunfire Thursday night after a pistol discharged when it was dropped by a patron at a restaurant in Kingwood, Houston police said.
The woman and the gun owner were both customers at Raffa's American Bistro, 1660 W. Lake Houston Parkway.
The gun owner, a 66-year-old man, was moving his coat about 8:30 p.m. when his Derringer pistol fell to the floor. It fired and struck a woman who was in a nearby booth, Houston police said.
The woman, 71, was taken to Ben Taub General Hospital in stable condition, police said.
The man has a license to carry a handgun. Harris County prosecutors late Thursday declined to accept any charges against him, police said.
