A man who accidentally shot himself in Cathedral City was hospitalized Tuesday with non-life-threatening injuries, police reported.
The man, whose name was not released, “accidentally shot himself while manipulating a firearm” around 1 p.m. Monday near the 68100 block of Ramon Road, according to Cmdr. Julio Luna.
Responding officers found the man suffering from a “single gunshot wound to a lower extremity” and took him to Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, Luna said.
Officers conducted “an extensive search” for the gun, but did not locate it, according to the commander.
–City News Service