Mel Bernstein - the "Dragonman"
/ FOX21: Mike Duran
EL PASO COUNTY, COLO. -- The owner of a shooting range in El Paso County east of Colorado Springs said his wife was the one who died Thursday night in a strange accident.
Dragonman's owner Mel Bernstein, who is better known as the "Dragonman" himself, said his wife Terri was hit by a smoke bomb device that went off like a rocket unexpectedly.
The range was being used to film a national TV show. The scene the crew was filming Thursday night was the last 30 seconds of the show after a week of 8-9 hour days.
The scene involved cast members walking through smoke with guns in the air. Bernstein said one of the "smoke bombs" shot off like a rocket, going right through Terri's chest.
The 51-year-old woman died instantly.
Bernstein said he felt the rocket whiz within four inches of him before turning to see his wife fall to the ground.
Dragonman's is a shooting range, paintball park and museum near Highway 94 and Curtis Road. On Wednesday, a woman was burned during the filming, though she was quickly treated and released from a hospital.
El Paso County Sheriff's deputies are investigating the incident.
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