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Man wounded in accidental shooting

by The Western News
| March 8, 2024 7:00 AM

Local first responders tended to a man who reportedly wounded himself Monday evening in an accidental shooting.

According to a press release from the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, the dispatch center received a request at 7:16 p.m. Monday for emergency medical assistance at a residence on U.S. 2 near mile marker 37.

The caller reported that an adult male at the residence had accidentally shot himself in the lower leg while handling a pistol.

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