Sheriff: Man Taking Selfies With Gun Fatally Shoots Himself

FILE - In this July 10, 2013 file photo, semi-automatic handguns are seen display for purchase at Capitol City Arms Supply in Springfield, Ill. According to Illinois State Police figures released Friday, Jan. 16, 201... FILE - In this July 10, 2013 file photo, semi-automatic handguns are seen display for purchase at Capitol City Arms Supply in Springfield, Ill. According to Illinois State Police figures released Friday, Jan. 16, 2015, more than 91,000 concealed-carry permits have been issued in Illinois since the state began allowing guns to be carried in public a year ago. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File) MORE LESS
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CONCRETE, Wash. (AP) — A 43-year-old man has died after authorities say he accidentally shot himself in the face while taking selfies.

The Skagit Valley Herald reports the man and his girlfriend were photographing themselves with the weapon on Sunday at a residence when he shot himself.

Skagit County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Chief Chad Clark says the woman reported that she and the man had taken photos with the gun several times that day and that the man had loaded and unloaded bullets multiple times.

Clark says a bullet apparently remained in the gun the final time he fired.

The death is being investigated as accidental. The man’s name has not been released.

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Information from: Skagit Valley Herald, http://www.skagitvalleyherald.com

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  1. Still wondering why gun people think we should think they are trustworthy people who make our society safer.

  2. “This is my camera and this is my gun …”

  3. I wonder: was this a good guy with a gun…or a bad guy with a gun?

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