Incident

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1-12-2014 Tennessee Elizabethton 1-0

Location

January 12, 2014

Incident Address

Elizabethton, Tennessee

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: William Rood
Age: 69
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Injured

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Accidental Shooting
Accidental Shooting - Injury

Notes

36.377887, -82.154574; Man pulls pants off dresser, causing his firearm to go off and strike him in the chin.

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: 25 Auto

Sources

URL: http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/frontpage/2014/01/13/Wardrobe-malfunction-Stoney-Creek-man-shoots-himself-in-chin-while-taking-off-pants

URL: http://www.wcyb.com/news/police-man-accidentally-shoots-himself-in-the-chin/14012595

District

Congressional District: 1
State Senate District: 4
State House District: 4