SHOT IN A THEATRE.
YOUTH FIRES REVOLVER. BULLET STRIKES SPECTATOR. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Reed 5.5 p.m.) SYDNEY. Oct. 13. An extraordinary affair occurred in a city picture theatre last evening. A youth became excited while a film was being screened. The scene depicted a man who was about to shoot a dog. Tho youth produced a loaded revolver and pressed tho trigger. The report caused consternation among the audience. Tho bullet perforated tho youth's finger. It then passed on and struck in the nock a man who was sitting in the front. Tho wound was not sorious. Tho youth was arrested
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19458, 14 October 1926, Page 11
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