A women was taken to hospital after being struck by a bullet that bounced off an armadillo.
Man shoots mother after bullet bounces off armadillo
According to the Metro newspaper, Larry McElroy, 54, fired his 9mm pistol at the animal which was instantly killed but according to the police in Lee County, Georgia, the bullet then bounced off the animal's armour and into his mother-in-law's caravan 100 yards away.
Carol Johnson, 74, was struck in her back but is expected to make a full recovery.