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News brief: Accidental shooting in Toledo

By Sharyn  L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

A Toledo man who said he had been smoking meth and target shooting with a friend called 911 and drove to the Toledo Police Department after he accidentally shot himself in the hand overnight.

It happened about 3 a.m. on a logging road at the end of the Toledo- Salmon Creek Road, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

The 31-year-old victim said he and his friend had just gotten back into their car when he slapped the back of his newly purchased .25 caliber pistol while it was pointed at his palm, Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown said.

The injury was not life threatening, Brown said.

The man, whose name was not released, was taken to the hospital, according to Lewis County Fire District 2.