Man Shot In The Face After Armadillo Deflects Bullet

PH TRENDING (PHT) — A man in Texas was wounded after he shot an armadillo in his yard and the bullet ricocheted back and hit him in his jaw.

Cass County Sheriff Larry Rowe said a man living in Marietta, Texas saw an armadillo on his property on Aug. 2, around 3:00 a.m.

The man then grabbed his .38 revolver to shoot the animal (3) three times.

But one of the bullets ricocheted off the armadillo’s tough shell, hitting the man in the jaw.

Rowe went on to say the man was rushed to a hospital and had his jaw wired shut.

Authorities say they have not yet been able to locate the animal.