Wis. man shot in crotch after he "pretends" to rob his mother

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​A 21-year-old Wisconsin man apparently approached his mother behind their house Thursday night sporting a ski mask and trying to rob the 37-year-old woman... As a joke. Bad idea. Mom knows how to defend herself and shot her son in the crotch.

The man says he was just playing around. Great prank, dude! Prosecutors aren't buying his story. Police are currently investigating to determine the man's actual intention.

His mom came home around 9 p.m. after shopping, according to police. Her son came up to her and seemed to be trying to rob her. She pulled out a .357-caliber rovolver and shot her son at least twice. One of them hit him in the groin.

The injuries aren't life threatening and the man doesn't exactly have a "funny" record with police: He's already been arrested for drug and weapon offenses in the past.

Next time, it might be good to remember that loaded weapon your mother carries along with her when you try a knee-slapping hilarious prank. Now you've got a sore crotch to remember it by!