Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Discharged firearms in the news: Fri 27 July - Thur 2 Aug 2012 [View all]struggle4progress
(117,949 posts)By Peter Hermann and Maggie Fazeli Fard
A man was accidentally shot in the leg early Monday morning during scuffle that started inside a fast-food restaurant at the Verizon Center, according to District police.
The fight broke out about 5:30 a.m. inside a McDonalds in the 600 block of F St. NW, police said, and may have spilled out onto the street. A police spokeswoman said one of the men had a gun and that he accidentally shot himself in the leg.
Police said the victim was taken to an undisclosed hospital for treatment; his injuries were not expected to be life-threatening. Police initially said the other man was arrested in the case, but later said the man who shot himself was charged with assault with a deadly weapon after being released from a hospital ...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/crime-scene/post/man-shot-near-gallery-place-metro-station-monday-morning-police-say/2012/07/30/gJQAjIE4JX_blog.html