Man accidentally shoots himself while cleaning gun
Posted: Aug 25, 2022 5:15 PM EDT
ELKHART, Ind. -- A man allegedly shot himself in the leg while cleaning his gun, according to Elkhart Police.
Police were dispatched to a home on Goshen Avenue Wednesday evening to investigate a shooting.
When they arrived, they found a man with a gunshot wound to the upper leg.
He was taken to the hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
The initial investigation revealed the man accidentally shot himself while cleaning his gun.
The gun was taken into evidence.
The incident remains under investigation.