Tracy Durham remembers hearing the pop, but the gunshot wound the Illinois man discovered after a neighbor asked about his limp, that was a surprise.

The 48-year-old Durham told police he thinks he was shot by a friend during a party late one Sunday at his home.

Police say Durham recalled calling the friend's girlfriend ugly. The Peoria man then heard a pop as he took a drink from a bottle of whiskey. But police say he felt no pain.

Durham told officers he went to sleep around 3 a.m. that Monday and discovered the wound about four hours later.

Police questioned Durham while he was being treated at a local hospital. He declined to identify the man he suspects shot him. We hope he learned it pays to be polite.

Source: Journal Star, http://pjstar.com

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