Incident

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12-17-2017 North Carolina Pikeville 1-0

Location

December 17, 2017

Pikeville, North Carolina

Participants

Type: Victim
Age: 41
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Injured

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Accidental Shooting
Accidental Shooting - Injury
Accidental/Negligent Discharge
Self-Inflicted (not suicide or suicide attempt - NO PERP)
Cleaning gun

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2017/12/19/pikeville_man_accidentally_shoots_himself_while_cleaning_handgun_/

District

Congressional District: 7
State Senate District: 7
State House District: 10