Man accidentally shoots self, wife in gun-safety class

A Roanoke man and his wife are recovering after he accidentally shot himself and her during a firearms safety class.
 
The Bedford County Sheriff's Office tells media outlets that Michael L. Deel shot himself in the hand with a .45-caliber handgun. The bullet also struck his wife, Michelle, in the leg as she was sitting beside him.
 
The incident occurred Saturday during a firearms safety class at a residence. The instructor, Thomas Starke, told police that he had left the room and then heard a shot.
 
The Deels were taken to a local hospital where they were treated for non-life threatening injuries.
 
Michael Deel says the shooting was a "stupid accident."

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