Long Island Man Arrested After Accidentally Shooting Himself In Hand

Police arrested a Long Island man for illegally possessing a handgun after he accidentally shot himself in the hand.

A Patchogue man was arrested after shooting himself in the hand because he did not legally own the gun, police said.
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11/04/2020 11:00 a.m.

The unidentified Patchogue man was cleaning his gun at his residence when he accidentally shot himself in the hand on Tuesday, Nov. 3 at approximately 2:50 p.m., said the Suffolk County Police.

He was transported to an area hospital for treatment of injuries.

Investigators determined the man did not legally own the gun, police said.

Fifth Squad detectives charged the man with criminal possession of a firearm.

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