Man shoots himself in leg at firing range

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Posted: 10/21/2012
Last Updated: 210 days ago

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. - A 62-year-old man is recovering after shooting himself in the leg at a firing range in Steamboat Springs.

The Steamboat Pilot & Today reports sheriff's deputies and city firefighters were called to the Routt County Rifle Club at 2:15 p.m. Friday, where sheriff's office Cpl. Mark Mackey says the man shot himself with a 9 mm handgun.

The man was taken to a hospital and is expected to be fine.

It is unclear how he shot himself.

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