Men Hurt in Three Gun Accidents

In Chicago, Illinois, a 60-year-old off-duty Electronic Monitoring Unit investigator, unintentionally shot himself in the thigh and was taken to the hospital in good condition. Police are investigating.

A man was taken to the hospital after being shot at an apartment complex in Mobile, Alabama. According to police it was an accidental shooting, but no other details have been reported.

And in Memphis, Tennessee, a man was taken to the hospital in critical, but stable condition after accidentally shooting himself. This is an ongoing investigation.

Sources:

“Off-duty Cook County Law Enforcement Official Wounded After Gun Accidentally Discharges,” fos32chicago.com (December 6, 2023).

Summer Poole, “Mobile Police Say Shooting at Apartment Complex was Accidental,” wkrg.com (December 8, 2023).

Rose Johnson, “Man Accidentally Shoots Himself at Hickory Hill Apartments,” actionnews5.com (December 6, 2023).