Two injured in firearm accident at On Target shooting range in Murfreesboro

Mariah Timms | Daily News Journal

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Two people were injured when a firearm fell off a table at a Murfreesboro firing range, police said.

A 39-year-old Murfreesboro man and a 27-year-old Portland woman reported gunshot wounds Tuesday evening in what Murfreesboro police are calling reckless endangerment at On Target on Thompson Lane.

According to report filed by the Murfreesboro police, all witnesses and victims said that a firearm fell off the loading table in a firing lane. At least one round discharged when the firearm struck the ground.

Both victims were transported to Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital for treatment. No information on their conditions was immediately available.

A request for comment sent to the owner of On Target has not been returned as of Friday afternoon.

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