A man accidentally shot himself in his sleep while dreaming about a home invasion. He’s now been charged with 2 felonies.

• A man accidentally shot himself in his sleep while dreaming about a home intrusion, a press release said.

• Mark Dicara of Lake Barrington, Illinois, fired a .357 Magnum revolver in his leg, officials said.

• He was charged with possession of an illegal firearm and reckless discharge.

A man in Lake County, Illinois, who accidentally shot himself while sleeping, has been taken into custody on charges of illegal possession and reckless discharge of a firearm, local officials said.

The man, identified as Mark Dicara of Lake Barrington, grabbed a .357 Magnum revolver in his sleep while dreaming about an intruder entering his home on Monday night, a press release said.

He then fired the revolver and shot himself in the leg, instantly waking up from the dream, it added.

There was no intruder in his house at the time, according to officials.

Police were called to the scene and found Dicara in his bed with a “significant amount of blood.” They applied a tourniquet and transported him to a nearby hospital for treatment.

“The round discharged from the firearm went through Dicara’s leg and lodged itself into Dicara’s bedding.  Fortunately, the round did not travel through a shared wall with Dicara’s neighbors,” the press release said.

An investigation found that Dicara had owned and used the revolver despite not having a Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) card, which is mandatory in the state of Illinois.

According to officials, Dicara’s FOID had previously been revoked, the press release said, though details as to why are unclear.

The Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office did not immediately respond to Insider’s request for comment.

Dicara was arrested and charged with possession of a firearm without a valid FOID card and reckless discharge of a firearm. He was released after posting a $150,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in court on June 29.

There have been a string of isolated and senseless gun violence incidents in the US.

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Earlier this year, Ralph Yarl, a Black teenager from Missouri, was shot and wounded by a white homeowner after he mistakenly rang the man’s doorbell.

In North Carolina, a six-year-old girl and her father were shot after police say their basketball rolled into the alleged shooter’s yard.

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