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Chas Newkey-Burden

Man arrested after shooting himself in the leg

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A US man facing firearm charges told officers he accidentally shot himself in the leg while dreaming that an intruder was breaking into his home, Fox News reported. Lake County Sheriff’s deputies were called to his suburban home in Chicago, Illinois, following a report of a person with a gunshot wound. The man told investigators he “had a dream that someone was breaking into his home” and during that dream he “retrieved his .357 Magnum revolver and shot at who he believed was the intruder”. Investigators found that his state firearm owner’s identification card had been revoked.

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