Hawaii man shoots himself in thigh at Lacey home
A 54-year-old man visiting from Hawaii was taken to the hospital on Saturday after shooting himself in the thigh.
Lacey Police showed up to a house around 6 p.m. to find the man in a bedroom, where a woman was attempting to tie a tourniquet around the wound. It’s not immediately clear how serious his injuries were.
The man is a Hawaii resident in town visiting family, according to Lacey Police Sgt. Shannon Barnes.
While it is illegal to fire a gun in the city of Lacey, Barnes doesn’t expect that prosecutors will press charges, adding that incidents like this (an “accidental firearm discharge”) happen once in a while, maybe once or twice per year, often while people are cleaning their guns.
While police took the .40-caliber gun into evidence, the man will be eligible to get it back, if he’s able to clear a police background check and doesn’t have any prior criminal history that would prohibit him from owning a gun.
“I think he’s pretty lucky,” Barnes said.
“It could have been a lot worse.”
This story was originally published November 24, 2020 at 9:57 AM.
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