Man accidentally shoots himself while behind the wheel in Minneapolis, police say
MINNEAPOLIS – Police are investigating after a man says he accidentally shot himself while alone inside his vehicle Wednesday evening in Minneapolis.
It happened just before 9 p.m. on the 300 block of Broadway Street Northeast.
The victim, a man in his 30s, told investigators he was injured due to an "accidental discharge." After the gun went off, he drove to a gas station to ask for help.
He is being treated at HCMC and is expected to survive.
Police say the victim had a permit to carry a firearm, and had two inside his vehicle.
