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Suspect accidentally shoots self during attempted break-in

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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): A man is in custody after shooting himself in a failed break-in at a home on the north side of Fort Wayne.

According to our Partners in News at ABC 21, he and another man were caught on a doorbell camera trying to kick in the front door of a home, when the gun in his pocket went off, shooting him in the thigh.

They took off, but the man with the gunshot wound ended up at a nearby hospital, where he was arrested by Fort Wayne police.

Detectives are reviewing the video to try and identify the man’s partner.

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2 comments

James Brown January 19, 2021 at 2:07 pm

HAHAhahahahahah!! Thanks for the chuckle and proving criminals ”ain’t too smaht”!!

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brettt January 20, 2021 at 10:38 am

Guns don’t shoot people, peo…
:/

…wait a minute?

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