Michigan man, 50, shoots himself in the foot when he throws his shoe at a cockroach but forgets his revolver inside The Detroit man, 50, threw his shoe at the bug once he spotted it from across the room He forgot that his revolver was inside the shoe It fell out and shot a bullet into the man's foot The man - who is wheelchair bound - was taken to a local hospital and said to be in stable condition By Dailymail.com Reporter Published: 22:19 GMT, 19 March 2019 | Updated: 23:16 GMT, 19 March 2019 1 Viewcomments A Michigan man shot himself in the foot when he threw his shoe at a cockroach, local authorities say. The Detroit man, 50, is said to have seen the critter from across the room at a home on the 18700 block of Albion street on Tuesday morning. The man - who is wheelchair bound - threw his shoe at the bug but forgot that his revolver was inside, WDIV reports. The Detroit man, 50, is said to have seen the critter from across the room at a home on the 18700 block of Albion street The gun fell out of his shoe, discharged and hit the man in his foot. He was taken to a hospital and is said to be in stable condition. It is currently unknown whether he hit the cockroach or not. He threw his shoe at the roach and was shot by the revolver inside (stock) Read more: Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility