CLOSE A man was cleaning his gun over the weekend when it slipped and fired a bullet into a neighboring home.

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A woman who normally sits in the same chair to watch TV in her living room was grateful she was sitting on the floor Friday night.

Her neighbor accidentally fired a gun, and the bullet went through his garage and into her living room, said police spokesman Sam Clemens.

Kim Eugene Sigler, 65, was cleaning his gun near 52nd Street and Magnolia Avenue Friday night in his garage when the 45-caliber handgun slipped from his hand. While trying to catch it, he accidentally pulled the trigger.

Sigler was arrested for reckless discharge of a firearm and possession of a firearm while intoxicated, Clemens said.

The victim, 56, was on the floor when she heard a loud noise and saw dust and debris scatter in her living room.

The victim told police she and her husband sit in the same chairs during the evening. That night her husband wasn't there and she was on the floor. She said where the bullet entered her home lines up with where she and her husband normally sit.

"It could have been a bad situation," Clemens said.

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