Bronx man accidentally shoots himself then blames black man
A Bronx 20-year-old accidentally shot himself in the stomach and then tried to blame it on an imaginary black guy.
According to the New York Daily News, Arthur Palombo was arrested on Thursday after police didn’t believe his story. Palombo said that he had gone to the park in order to show an old revolver to a potential buyer. According to Palombo, he and the buyer argued over the asking price of $100 before the buyer shot him.
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However, once Palombo was released from Jacobi Medical Center and was questioned by police again, he admitted that he had made the story up. The revolver had been in his jacket pocket when it went off accidentally.
He has since been charged with weapons possession and filing a false report.
