Man kills armadillo; ricocheted bullet hits mother-in-law

LEESBURG, Ga. -- Authorities say a man shot an armadillo, but ended up accidentally wounding his mother-in-law when the bullet ricocheted off the animal's shell. Lee County sheriff's deputies tell WALB-TV Larry McElroy, 54, fired his 9 mm pistol at the armadillo April 12. Deputies say the bullet killed the armadillo, but bounced off the animal, hit a fence, traveled through the back door of the mother-in-law's mobile home and the recliner in which she was sitting, striking her in the back. Her injuries were described as non-life-threatening.

Lee County sheriff's investigator Bill Smith said she was walking around and talking afterward. Lee County Sherriff's deputies say McElroy was about 100 yards away from the home when he shot the armadillo.