Crime & Safety
Cape Cod Man Accidentally Shot Himself: Police
The man was airlifted to the hospital Monday afternoon after shooting himself in the hand.
YARMOUTH, MA – A Cape Cod man was hospitalized Monday afternoon after accidentally shooting himself, police said. The man called police to the Buck Island Condominiums in West Yarmouth around 2:30 p.m. and said he shot himself in the hand.
The man was airlifted to a hospital in Boston due to the extent of his injury, according to police. He is properly licensed to own a gun, and the weapon is lawfully registered, police said.
Investigators are treating the case as an accidental shooting.
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