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BY BETTY JESPERSEN of the Morning Sentinel/Kennebec Journal
TEMPLE -- A Temple man is being treated at a Lewiston hospital for a gunshot wound in his hip after he accidentally fired his 9 mm handgun Saturday while reloading the weapon during target practice, according to the Franklin County Sheriff's Department.
Chad Baker, 20, was able to get back on his own to his car, where his girlfriend had been waiting for him, and she rushed him to the emergency room at Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington.
About noon, Baker was target shooting alone in a sand pit on Maple Street and was trying out a gun he had acquired recently, Sgt. Steve Lowell said on Sunday.
Emergency workers are required to report all gunshot injuries to police. Lowell and Deputy Kenneth Charles questioned Baker at the hospital before he was transferred to CMMC.
The officers recovered the handgun at the scene, and no charges are being filed.
"The incident highlights the need for proper training when handling firearms," Charles wrote in a news release. "Proper maintenance and repair of firearms should also be promoted."
Police said a possible malfunction may have been a secondary cause of the incident.
BY BETTY JESPERSEN of the Morning Sentinel/Kennebec Journal
TEMPLE -- A Temple man is being treated at a Lewiston hospital for a gunshot wound in his hip after he accidentally fired his 9 mm handgun Saturday while reloading the weapon during target practice, according to the Franklin County Sheriff's Department.
Chad Baker, 20, was able to get back on his own to his car, where his girlfriend had been waiting for him, and she rushed him to the emergency room at Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington.
About noon, Baker was target shooting alone in a sand pit on Maple Street and was trying out a gun he had acquired recently, Sgt. Steve Lowell said on Sunday.
Emergency workers are required to report all gunshot injuries to police. Lowell and Deputy Kenneth Charles questioned Baker at the hospital before he was transferred to CMMC.
The officers recovered the handgun at the scene, and no charges are being filed.
"The incident highlights the need for proper training when handling firearms," Charles wrote in a news release. "Proper maintenance and repair of firearms should also be promoted."
Police said a possible malfunction may have been a secondary cause of the incident.
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