Trace Adkins Shares Near-Fatal Gunshot Story | Wilmington News

Wilmington News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 29, 2026 · 1m

Trace Adkins spills the shocking details of a wild moment from his past—his ex-wife pulled a gun on him during a heated argument, shooting him under the left arm, with the bullet exiting under his right, piercing both lungs and his heart. He even stepped toward her, asking for the gun, right before she fired. Though he went into shock, he remembers getting up and falling back down. Doctors say he survived because it was a close-range shot—no time for the bullet to expand. The real agony came later, during surgery to repair the damage. Adkins believes she didn’t mean to kill him, and…