Police officials are reporting a Dallas man accidentally killed himself while firing his gun in celebration at his 21st birthday party.
After being taken to the Methodist Hospital, Joseph Perez was pronounced dead early Saturday.
Police say Perez was celebrating having turned 21 years old on Thursday when he grabbed a gun and began shooting. His family took the gun from him, but Perez later retrieved it and accidentally shot himself.
A police spokeswoman believes alcohol was a factor in this unfortunate incident.
SOURCE: STAR TRIBUNE
