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West Earl PD: Man Accidentally Shoots Himself In Presence Of Child,Pot Plant, 5 Guns Seized

A man who accidentally shot himself in the hand in the presence of a juvenile was arrested after police found five firearms and a marijuana plant in his West Earl Township home, authorities said.

Andrew Hogberg.

Andrew Hogberg.

Photo Credit: West Earl Township PD

Police were dispatched to the Marlene Way on reports of a shooting where they found 32-year-old Andrew Hogberg, with a gunshot wound in his hand around 7:25 p.m. March 29, West Earl police said.

Officers applied a tourniquet to Hogberg's hand to stop the bleeding before he was taken to Lancaster General for treatment, police said.

While inside Hogberg's home, officers found five firearms -- which were secured for safe keeping -- and saw a marijuana plant in plain view, which was seized, authorities said.

Since other individuals were inside Hogberg's home at the time of the incident, he was charged with

  • (1) Count Discharge Firearm into Occupied Structure (F3)
  • (2) Counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child (F3)
  • (2) Counts of Recklessly Endangering Another Person (M2)
  • (1) count of Possession of Marijuana (M)

Hogberg surrendered at a Magisterial District Judge's office with his attorney and was arraigned, with bail set at $25,000.

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