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UPDATE: Deputies say man shot himself in leg

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Posted: Fri 11:34 AM, Mar 01, 2013

Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW) -- Richmond County deputies have learned details about the shooting incident that happened at the Fox Den Apartments.

Deputies arrived after 9:30 p.m Thursday to find 20-year-old John Fredrick Mack with a gunshot wound in the inner left thigh.

Initially, investigators were looking for a suspect but later learned Mack accidentally shot himself in the leg.

Mack was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries but was later released.

No charges will be filed against Mack at this time.


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