By Cleve R. Wootson Jr.
cwootson@charlotteobserver.com
Posted: Wednesday, Mar. 10, 2010
A man accidentally shot himself in the leg at a popular west Charlotte gun shop.
The incident happened around 3:50 p.m. Wednesday at Hyatt gun shop, on Wilkinson Boulevard.
Police said the 25-year-old man had the gun in his back pocket when it went off, injuring himself in the lower leg.
He was taken to Carolinas Medical Center with non life-threatening injuries.
The case is under investigation, said Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Spokesman Officer Robert Fey. It's still unclear whether the man will face criminal charges.
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