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Long Island Man Facing Charges After Accidentally Shooting Himself, Police Say Long Island Man Facing Charges After Accidentally Shooting Himself, Police Say
Long Island Man Facing Charges After Accidentally Shooting Himself, Police Say A Long Island man is facing charges after he accidentally shot himself in the leg. Vincent Coakley, age 60, of Calverton, was arrested while at the hospital on Tuesday, Dec. 21, said the Riverhead Police Department. According to police, the department received a call around 2:15 p.m. from Coakley's wife saying he had shot himself in the leg while handling a firearm. Responding officers to his Fresh Pond Avenue home found Coakley with a gunshot wound to his lower right leg.  He was transported to Peconic Bay Medical Center for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, police sa…