Accidental shooting reported in Port St. John

J.D. Gallop | Florida Today

Brevard County sheriff’s deputies were investigating reports of an apparent accidental shooting Tuesday afternoon in Port St. John.

The injured person’s condition was not immediately known but a medical helicopter was called in for an airlift to Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne.

The incident was reported about 1:30 p.m. at a residence along Rosebud Street. No other information from the sheriff's office was available about the incident.

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An investigation is ongoing.

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