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Man cleaning gun accidentally shoots himself in Virginia Beach

Posted at 4:52 PM, Jan 14, 2017
and last updated 2017-01-14 16:53:48-05

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – A man accidentally shot himself while attempting to clean his gun, according to police.

On Saturday around 4 p.m., dispatch received a call for service in the 1600 block of Michigan Avenue.

When officers arrived, they found a man with a non-life threatening gunshot injury.

He was taken to a local hospital for treatment.