Posted: Fri 9:03 AM, Feb 01, 2013
Reporter: Associated Press Email
Updated: Fri 9:40 AM, Feb 01, 2013
Accidental Shooting In Crescent
Authorities say an 18-year-old Iowan has accidentally shot himself in the thigh.
Pottawattamie County Sheriff Jeff Danker says the rifle discharged while the young man was cleaning it around 6:30 p.m. Thursday. The shooting occurred at a home near Old Lincoln Highway in Crescent.
The victim was flown for treatment at a hospital in Omaha. His condition was listed as serious.
Danker says "nothing appears suspicious about the shooting."
Comments are posted from viewers like you and do not always reflect the views of this station.
powered by Disqus
View All Sections
Gray Television, Inc. - Copyright © 2002-2013
Designed by Gray Digital Media