The Illinois man allegedly shot himself in the leg while dreaming that a burglar was breaking into his home and now he faces criminal charges for the bizarre incident official said mark em da Cara 62 years old was found by deputies at his lake barrington home just before 10 p.m. on April 10th with a gunshot wound to the leg. The sheriff's office said da Cara was bleeding so heavily from his room that first responders had to use a tourniquet to stop the blood flow. A New York post article reading it was truly a nightmare scenario this man thought about doing 75 hard shows New York post there right right rightso article reads it says an Illinois man allegedly shooting himself