Public Bulletins

Incident: Accidental Shooting

09/06/2006
Location: 1200 block of E. Azalea Park
Incident Date & Time: 9-5-2006, 1912
File Number: 06-59745
Investigator: Dy. B. Daigle, Det's Banta, Cavalier and Stewart

Accidental Shooting at 1200 block of E. Azalea Park. On 9-5-2006 at approximately 7:12pm, Deputies responded to the 1200 block of E. Azalea Park in reference to a juvenile accidentally shooting himself. The 16-yoa male juvenile advised deputies that while attempting to unload a Rossi 38 caliber revolver, the gun accidentally went off. The juvenile was sitting outside the apt. complex in the parking lot when the incident occurred. The juvenile was transported to a local hospital for treatment of a minor wound. Deputies recovered the weapon used in the accident. The juvenile advised he found the weapon, no location was provided. No other injuries were reported. Dy. Daigle along with Detective Stewart investigated this incident under file # 06-59745.