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November 30, 2021
San Antonio man shoots self in leg at Bandera gas station
By Jessica Nohealapa’ahi
The Bandera Prophet
While passing through Bandera, a San Antonio man negligently shot himself in the leg at the Shell gas station on Main Street.
According to reports, on Sunday, Nov. 28, the man was filling up an ice chest in the back seat of his truck, when a .22 Magnum pistol fell out of the vehicle and discharged. City of Bandera Marshal Will Dietrich said the revolver was lying on the front seat.
When the gun fired, the man was shot through his leg and the bullet went into his arm. He was taken by ambulance to University Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Dietrich said.
According to reports, on Sunday, Nov. 28, the man was filling up an ice chest in the back seat of his truck, when a .22 Magnum pistol fell out of the vehicle and discharged. City of Bandera Marshal Will Dietrich said the revolver was lying on the front seat.
When the gun fired, the man was shot through his leg and the bullet went into his arm. He was taken by ambulance to University Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Dietrich said.