A routine grocery trip turned painful yesterday afternoon when a man’s handgun fired from inside his jacket at a self-checkout lane inside the Joe V’s Smart Shop on the 7000 block of Samuell Boulevard in Dallas, police said. Officers were called to the store around 3:20 p.m., and the man was found with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his leg. He was taken to a local hospital in stable condition while Dallas police opened an investigation into how the firearm went off.
According to CBS News, officers determined the wound appeared to be self-inflicted after H‑E‑B reviewed surveillance video. That footage showed the gun discharging while still inside the customer’s jacket, striking his leg without the firearm ever hitting the floor. CBS News reports that police were called to Joe V’s on Samuell Boulevard at about 3:20 p.m.
Where it happened
The Joe V’s Smart Shop at 7700 Samuell Blvd. is part of H‑E‑B’s Joe V’s discount chain and features self-checkout lanes, according to a company release on the H‑E‑B newsroom. The Samuell location opened in 2025 as the company’s second Dallas store, with a format that leans on low prices and convenient self-service checkout…