Lancaster man shoots himself while teaching gun safety

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LANCASTER – A Lancaster man shot himself in the hand while teaching his daughter gun safety in the living room of his home.

According to a city police report, the man called 911 Thursday evening. When officers and medics arrived on scene they saw a visible wound on his hand.

Medics treated him at the scene and took him to Fairfield Medical Center.

According to the report, they found a black .40-caliber semi-automatic handgun and bullet fragment on the living room floor.