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    Friday, May 10, 2024

    Dancing FBI agent charged in shooting gets gun back

    FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Denver Police Department shows Chase Bishop. Investigators say the FBI agent accidentally fired a weapon that fell while he was dancing at a Denver nightspot and wounded another patron in the leg. A judge said Tuesday, July 10, 2018, that Bishop can carry his gun on and off duty while his case is pending. He is charged with second-degree assault in the June 2 shooting. (Denver Police Department via AP, File)

    DENVER (AP) — An FBI agent accused of accidentally dropping and firing his gun while dancing at a Denver nightspot, hitting a bystander in the leg, can carry his weapon again. 

    A judge approved the change to Chase Bishop's release conditions Tuesday.

    During the short hearing, Bishop's lawyer, David Goddard, said prosecutors had offered Bishop a plea deal but didn't disclose details.

    Goddard said that the FBI strongly encourages its agents to carry their guns when they're not working. Prosecutors didn't object so Judge Fran Simonet said Bishop could be armed both on and off duty.

    Bishop, who lives in works and Washington, D.C., is charged with second-degree assault in the June 2 shooting, which was captured on video.

    The man who was shot was treated and released from the hospital.

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