WLKM Radio 95.9 FM
St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department deputies responded over the weekend to a report of an accidental shooting in Mendon Township.
Central Dispatch fielded a call Sunday from a person in the 24000 block of Pinhook Road. Deputies arrived to learn a 46-year-old man was placing a loaded pistol into a safe. The firearm fell to the ground and discharged a single round, striking the man in the abdomen, authorities said.
After calling 911, the man applied pressure to the wound until first responders arrived.
Investigators said there was no exit wound.
He underwent surgery and was listed in good condition, according to authorities.
1) Who puts a loaded revolver in a gun safe, or anywhere, without setting the safety?
2) How does a revolver fall to the floor, go off and shoot upward into the abdomen?
3) When did the police withhold public record information?
4) Who was he? Why is it secret?