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Man Cleaning Gun Shoots Off Finger

Melbourne Man Taken To Hospital For Treatment

POSTED: Tuesday, October 27, 2009

A Melbourne man suffered serious injuries on Tuesday when he shot himself in the hand while cleaning a firearm, police said.

The incident happened at about 12:05 p.m. at a residence in the 2900 block of Park Village in Melbourne, police said.

“He was cleaning his firearm when he shot a finger off,” Melbourne police Cmdr. Ron Bell told Local 6 News partner Florida Today.

The man’s injuries are not considered life-threatening.

Brevard County Fire-Rescue crews responded to the residence and transported the man to an area hospital for treatment.
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