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St. Louis man grazed by falling bullet on New Year's Eve

St. Louis man grazed by falling bullet on New Year's Eve
Posted at 12:50 PM, Jan 08, 2018
and last updated 2018-01-08 13:50:22-05

A St. Louis man thought he’d been struck by a firework when he arrived at an airport parking lot near St. Louis in St. Anne, Missouri only to discover he’d been grazed by a bullet.

David Leininger was picking up his car at the parking lot after arriving at St. Louis Lambert International Airport on New Year’s Eve after a trip to Phoenix.

It was just after midnight when he heard fireworks and then immediately felt something hit his leg.

“It really hurt,” he said. “Kind of felt like I got hit in the shin with a hammer.”

Thinking it was only a firework, he left to pick up his wife and baby who were waiting for him at the airport and went home without filing a report.

The next morning, he found a hole on the outside of his suitcase and noticed a big dent on his hair dryer.

He also found what appeared to be a shotgun slug.

“I mean I was super lucky,” he said. “Because an inch over or slightly a different direction it goes through my leg.”

Now realizing the severity of the incident, Leininger plans to file a police report with St. Anne Police.

“I don’t anticipate anything coming out of it,” he said. “I’m still shocked it really happened but I’m like, if it helps somebody I don’t need anything from it, I’d like whoever shot it to never do that again.”