Teen accidentally shoots himself while cleaning gun, expected to survive, police say

BPD: 19-year-old facing charges in incident

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Photo dated Dec. 2016 via BPD

A 19-year-old man was arrested after he accidentally shot himself in the leg early Tuesday at a Rock County home, police said.

The Beloit Police Department said Anthony D.S. Lowery, who was out on bail when he was injured Tuesday, was about to clean a semi-automatic pistol at 2:25 a.m. in the 900 block of Elm Street when he pulled the trigger, believing that the chamber was empty.

Police said another person who was at the home and the responding Beloit police officer saved Lowery’s life. The person with Lowery wrapped a belt around Lowery’s leg, and the responding Beloit police officer applied a tourniquet.

Lowery is expected to survive the shooting, according to a news release.

The Beloit Police Department is forwarding a bail-jumping charge against Lowery to the Rock County District Attorney’s Office, as Lowery is prohibited from possessing a firearm while on bail.

Lowery also faces charges of disorderly conduct with use of a dangerous weapon, being a felon in possession of a firearm and three counts of felony bail jumping in connection with a Dec. 18, 2016, incident. He pleaded not guilty to those charges on Jan. 19, online court records show.

Additionally, he faces two felony charges of party to the crime of armed robbery related to an incident on Nov. 19, 2016. He pleaded not guilty to those charges on Jan. 19, 2017. A calendar call is scheduled at 9 a.m. on March 15 in the cases.

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