Crime & Safety
Seminole Man Accidentally Shoots Himself in the Head
Chaz Ursomanno, 22, was shot early Thursday while trying to demonstrate that his gun was unloaded.
Chaz Ursomanno was shot in the head early Thursday while attempting to demonstrate that his gun was unloaded.
According to investigators, Ursomanno was showing his girlfriend, Naomi R. Ensell, 24, a handgun at their residence in Seminole about 2 a.m. She told him to put the gun away, but he claimed it was safe and unloaded, officials said. Ursomanno put the gun to his head and pulled the trigger to demonstrate. The gun did not fire.
He repeated it a second time, confident it was empty, officials said.
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This time, the gun fired.
Deputies arrived to the home, in the 9300 block of 87th Terrace North in Seminole, and found Ursomanno unconscious and seriously injured.
He was taken to Bayfront Hospital, where he remains in serious condition. Homicide detectives are investigating the incident. At this time, they believe it was an accident.
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The couple has a one-year old child together.
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