Brittney L Jackson

bljackson@gannett.com

A Springfield man shot himself in the hip Wednesday night while trying to put a gun in his waistband.

Officers were dispatched to a report of a shooting victim lying on a driveway, according to a news release by the Springfield Police Department.

When Detectives Charles Bogle and Charles Consiglio arrived, the subject was complaining he had been shot in the hip while seated outside, officials said.

The subject admitted to shooting himself accidentally while trying to place the gun in his waistband, the release said. During the investigation, detectives found three unspent .38 caliber shell casings scattered in the driveway and a crack pipe lying beside the subject, the release said.

The gun was recovered in the residence and has been placed into evidence for TBI and ATF tracing, the release said.

The man was transported to Skyline Medical Center with non-lifethreatening injuries.

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