Hewitt is a fair-sized town outside of Waco, where, as you know, nothing is fair.

Hewitt has a police department.  It also has had a firearms instructor for that police department.

The firearms instructor for the Hewitt Police Department is recovering from surgery after accidentally shooting himself in the left hand while teaching family members to shoot.

According to reports, Sgt Heath Vanek was teaching his family to shoot a pistol.  Prior to shooting himself, he was “teaching them how to clear a semi-automatic pistol’s chamber in case the gun jams.”  Likely story.

[Chief Jim] Devlin said Vanek, 35, declined comment Friday about his accidental injury.

Yeah, I suppose “I was aiming for my mother in law’s head,” wouldn’t be a proper thing to say.

Thanks to Pam for the heads up.