Motocross star blamed in shooting prank on bridge

"My strengths and weaknesses are the same: I've got the willingness and stupidity to try anything," Travis Pastrana says in his bio on ESPN's Web site. "If I think it's even remotely possible, I'll do it."

The 20-year-old motocross star proved he's no liar this week, helping to pull a prank in Riva that scared bystanders and forced police and firefighters to rush to the scene, according to law-enforcement sources.

It started about 10:50 Wednesday morning when a small gray car pulled to a halt atop the Riva Bridge and three men got out.

Suddenly, one man pulled out a gun and shot another man, who fell off the bridge into...