Man accidentally shoots himself in Belmont Heights, police say
The man was hospitalized after he 'negligently discharged" the gun, according to authorities.
Police are investigating a man who accidentally shot himself in Belmont Heights early Tuesday morning.
Long Beach police say the man was in the 3700 block of East Broadway around 2:17 a.m. when he "negligently discharged a firearm," hitting himself.
The man then went to a local hospital, where he was treated for a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to his lower body, according to authorities.
Police recovered the gun and their investigation is ongoing, according to the LBPD.
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