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Man shoots himself in leg while cleaning gun in Lancaster

by City News Service • March 26, 2019

LANCASTER – A man in his 30s accidentally shot himself in a leg while cleaning his gun Monday in Lancaster.

The victim suffered a non-life-threatening injury and was taken to a hospital, according to the watch commander at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Lancaster Station.

The shooting was reported about 2:40 p.m. in the 600 block of East Jackman Street, according to the sheriff’s department.

The man was not arrested, but the shooting was under investigation, the watch commander said.

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Filed Under: Crime/ Safety, Home, Lancaster

3 comments for "Man shoots himself in leg while cleaning gun in Lancaster"

  1. EXAV says

    March 27, 2019 at 10:05 am

    He is supposed to look down the barrel to see if the gun is loaded.

  2. Leg Shot says

    March 26, 2019 at 10:18 pm

    This guy needs some firearms training.

  3. Alexis says

    March 26, 2019 at 3:46 pm

    Best to clean an empty gun.

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