Man, 21, accidentally shoots, kills self at Philly gun range
A 21-year-old man accidentally shot and killed himself Tuesday night at a North Philadelphia gun range, police said.
A 21-year-old man accidentally shot and killed himself Tuesday night at a North Philadelphia gun range, police said.
The shooting happened around 7 p.m. at the Gun Range, 542 N. Percy Street, police said.
Authorities said the man suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest after the gun he was cleaning unexpectedly fired. The shooting was deemed accidental.
Police said Wednesday that the man was apparently handling the gun as if it were jammed when the firearm went off.
The man, whose name has not yet been released, was pronounced dead at Hahnemann University Hospital at 7:34 p.m. Tuesday.
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