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8-31-19 fdl police investigating accidental shooting incident

todayAugust 30, 2019

A Fond du Lac man is hospitalized in stable condition after police say he was accidentally shot in the head, and a 60 year old Fond du lac man is in custody.   Police Chief Bill Lamb says the incident happened Thursday night at a South Seymour Street residence.  Lamb told WFDL news the men were looking at a handgun  when the suspect, thinking the gun was unloaded,  pulled the trigger, and a bullet struck the 53 year old victim in the head.   He was flown by  helicopter to ThedaCare Medical Center in Neenah where is listed in stable condition.  Lamb says the 60 year  man faces charges of endangering safety by use of a dangerous weapon.

Written by: Radio Plus

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