Well, I wasn't going to mention this because I didn't think it was all that important (not to mention all the conflicting reports yesterday surrounding the incident) in regards to the Dodgers. But in light of learning early this morning of the Dodgers interest in retaining Padilla's services, I figured I might as well put a little blurb here about it.
As it turns out, he was accidently shot by a shooting instructor at a Nicaraguan shooting range. Padilla suffered a minor bullet wound to his leg and was released after being treated for about an hour at a Nicaraguan hospital in Managua.
Police spokesman Vilma Reyes said Wednesday that Padilla's pistol apparently jammed during a target shooting session late Tuesday.
Padilla handed the pistol to a shooting instructor, a former police captain, who didn't realize there was a bullet in the chamber and shot himself in his hand, Padilla's legal adviser Roberto Calderon told The Associated Press. The bullet also grazed Padilla's leg.
The account contradicts Padilla's agent, Adam Katz, who told The Los Angeles Times that it was a "hunting accident."
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