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LAPORTE — A LaPorte man was seriously wounded by a gunshot Monday.

He was transported to Memorial Hospital in South Bend due to the severity of his injuries, police said.

According to LaPorte police, medics found him before 3 p.m. Monday lying face down behind a parked vehicle in his driveway on the city's southeast side.

A roommate was awakened by a gunshot and ran outside to see the victim, who had already called 911 on his phone, police said.

Police said a 9 mm Smith & Wesson handgun, along with a partial gun cleaning kit, were discovered near the victim.

There were 15 rounds in the magazine, police said.

LaPorte Police Chief of Detectives Tom Thate said based on all of the evidence gathered so far, the shooting appears to be an accident.

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