MANSFIELD - One person was injured by shrapnel Monday morning when a retired Mansfield police officer's gun accidentally discharged at a barber shop.

Retired Mansfield police officer Jan Wendling called Mansfield 911 at 7:37 a.m. Monday to ask for a squad at South Main Street Barber Shop, 569 S. Main St., after his gun accidentally discharged, according to a police report. A bullet hit the floor and shrapnel hit a barber in the hand.

Two barbers were seated at the business, conversing with Wendling about firearms. Wendling removed his firearm from the holster and one round was discharged into the floor, causing injury and damage, the police report said.

Wendling told the dispatcher that he pulled a cap on his pistol and the bullet hit the floor and shrapnel hit the barber in the hand.

Mansfield Fire Department was dispatched at 7:38 a.m. to the barber shop with a squad.

The 68-year-old barber was transported to OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital, where he was treated and discharged.

Pam Bookman contacted the News Journal to report that John Bookman the barber suffered injuries and burns when fragments from the bullet struck John's hand, face and neck.

The 9-mm firearm handgun and other evidence was submitted to the lab, according to the police report.

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