PANAMA CITY BEACH — A spring breaker who was accidentally shot in the leg Monday is recovering and trying to enjoy the rest of her vacation on crutches.
Katlin Moore, 19, of Quinton, Ala., was unpacking at the Shores of Panama on Monday night when she threw a duffle bag on the ground. Inside the duffel bag was her fiancé’s two-shot 9 mm Cobra Derringer pistol. Moore said her fiancé normally carries the gun and she did not know it was in the bag.
When the bag hit the ground, the gun went off and Moore was shot in the left calf. The bullet went straight through Moore’s calf and grazed the back of her right leg.
Moore said she did not realize she had been shot until she saw all the blood.
“He (her fiancé) started holding my leg and everybody called 911,” Moore said
Moore was rushed to the hospital, where she was treated and released Monday night.
“They said I should recover,” Moore said. “They said it should recover fast.”
Police have ruled the incident an accident and charges are not expected.
“Yesterday we took it easy,” Moore said.
However, comments online about the incident have left Moore “hurt,” she said. People accused Moore of failing to be safe around firearms. Moore’s grandfather is a world champion skeet shooter, she said.
“I grew up around guns,” Moore said. “I know a lot about guns and a lot about gun safety.”
On Wednesday, Moore was hoping see Luke Bryan play.
“That’s the only reason we came this week,” she said.