Man accidentally shoots, kills self at Spring Garden gun range

Tuesday, August 9, 2016
SPRING GARDEN (WPVI) -- Police say a 21-year-old man accidentally shot and killed himself at a gun range in Philadelphia's Spring Garden section.

It happened at 7:14 p.m. Tuesday at The Gun Range, located on the 500 block of North Percy Street.
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Police say the man was cleaning his gun when he accidentally shot himself once in the chest.

He was rushed to Hahnemann University Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 7:38 p.m.
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The victim's identity has not been released at this time.
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