Sunday, December 19, 2010

Man shoots himself unloading handgun

A  local man was hospitalized after accidentally shooting himself while unloading his handgun on Wednesday.

According to a press release sent by the Maricopa Police Department, the man, an unidentified 25-year-old who lives on the 180000 block of N. Greenway Drive, was shot in the lower section of his arm while unloading his .45-caliber handgun.

The Maricopa Fire Department treated the man at his home, and he was taken later to a Phoenix area trauma center with non-life threatening injuries.

The department will not seek any criminal charges as a result of the incident.
 
Well..... he did manage to unload at least one round...