Today's Paper Donate
Newsletters Subscribe
Friday,  May 23 , 2025
To search stories before 2011, click here to access our archives.

Linkedin Pinterest
News / Clark County News

Man unloading gun shoots himself in pinky

By Emily Gillespie, The Columbian
Published: February 16, 2015, 12:00am

A 31-year-old man was hospitalized after he reportedly shot himself in the little finger, according to the Clark County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies responded to Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center, 2211 N.E. 139th St., at about 11:30 p.m. Saturday to investigate.

They learned that the gunshot wound was accidentally self-inflicted and occurred when the man was unloading his 45-caliber handgun in the bedroom of his home. His hand slipped and the gun fired, shooting his pinky, Sgt. Fred Neiman said.

The man, whose name was not released, was treated at the hospital.

Loading...