BIG RAPIDS, MI -- A man suffered one gunshot wound to his hand while visiting the Department of Human Services building in Mecosta County on Monday.

According to police dispatch, a 40-year-old man shot himself in the hand at around 4:30 p.m. Monday, March 18.

According to Dave Akerly, acting director of communication for Michigan Department of Human Services, the gunshot occurred in the parking lot of the DHS building, 800 Water Tower Road,

"Then, the man tried to come into the lobby area, which is when our staff dialed 9-1-1 for EMS," he said Monday night.

Dispatch reported that DHS employees were standing behind bullet-proof glass at the time of the shooting, and were not injured. No one else was in the lobby when the man shot himself.

“Family members were with him and they took the gun away from him,” the dispatcher said.

The incident remains under investigation.

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