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Man Accidentally Shoots Himself In Warren County, State Police Say Man Accidentally Shoots Himself In Warren County, State Police Say
Man Accidentally Shoots Himself In Warren County, State Police Say A man was hurt after accidentally shooting himself in Warren County Sunday afternoon, state police confirmed. Officers responding to the shooting report on Route 46 near milepost 4.2 in Knowlton Township found a man in a Dodge Ram with an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound to the foot around 3:25 p.m., NJSP Trooper Charles Marchan told Daily Voice. The man was identified as a 22-year-old from Bensalem, PA, according to WRNJ. The incident remained under investigation, Marchan said.

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by Valerie Musson
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Cleaning It And It Goes Off: Fort Lee Man, 79, Hospitalized With Accidental Gunshot Wound Cleaning It And It Goes Off: Fort Lee Man, 79, Hospitalized With Accidental Gunshot Wound
Cleaning It And It Goes Off: Fort Lee Man, 79, Hospitalized With Accidental Gunshot Wound A 79-year-old Fort Lee retiree was hospitalized after he accidentally shot himself in the leg, authorities said. The victim was cleaning the weapon at his home in a high-rise overlooking Manhattan near Monument Park when it discharged shortly before 1 p.m. Monday, Capt. Edward Young said. Fort Lee Emergency Medical Services took him to Hackensack University Medical Center, where he was listed in stable condition with a gunshot wound in his lower left leg, Young said. The gun is legit and no criminal charges were filed, he said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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SWAT: Armed Bergen Man, 58, Takes Own Life SWAT: Armed Bergen Man, 58, Takes Own Life
SWAT: Armed Bergen Man, 58, Takes Own Life A distraught Ridgefield Park man shot himself dead after barricading himself in his home Thursday night, authorities confirmed. Scott DeGraw, 58, had recently lost a close friend and was “going through a tough situation,” one responder said. A woman sustained minor injuries after trying to take a knife from him when police were called around 7:30 p.m., he said. The area around the Main Street home near Grand Avenue was cordoned off and a SWAT team responded, along with borough, Bogota, Little Ferry and Ridgefield police, Lt. Arthur Jensen said. Everyone else got out of the home safely. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Bergen County Man, 79, Hospitalized With Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound Bergen County Man, 79, Hospitalized With Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound
Bergen County Man, 79, Hospitalized With Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound A 79-year-old River Vale man was hospitalized after shooting himself on Thursday, authorities said. He was reported in stable condition at Hackensack University Medical Center following the noontime incident on Central Avenue. Police were trying to determine whether the gunshot wound was accidental or self-inflicted.

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by Jerry DeMarco