Bus passenger shot himself in groin, police say

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A Chicago man shot himself in the groin while riding a bus through Madison early Wednesday, according to police.

Madison police said officers responded at 5:11 a.m. to a report of a shot fired and an injured person on a commuter charter bus on Lake Street at Langdon Street.

According to the report several other passengers on the commuter bus, which was headed from Minneapolis to Chicago, described hearing a single gunshot. A man immediately got up to go to the rear restroom, then got off the bus. Police said the bus driver tried to keep the man on board, as he believed he needed medical attention, but the man quickly disembarked.

Officers contacted a 21-year-old man who was bleeding from an apparent gunshot wound and clearly in need of medical attention.

The Madison Fire Department arrived on scene and took the injured man to the hospital.

Police said the man had a loaded 9mm handgun in his waistline and ended up firing the gun, striking sensitive areas between his legs. Officers found a handgun in the liquid waste area of the restroom.

No other passengers were injured in the shooting, and police are continuing to investigate, the report said.

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