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Imperial man reportedly shoots himself while cleaning gun
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Imperial man reportedly shoots himself while cleaning gun

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • May 8, 2019

An Imperial man told Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office investigators one of his guns accidentally discharged while he was cleaning it, and he …

Man plays with loaded gun, shoots self in head
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Man plays with loaded gun, shoots self in head

  • By Kim Robertson
  • May 6, 2018

A 29-year-old man who reportedly was playing with a loaded gun at an Arnold apartment shot himself in the head and died, police reported.

Saturday night was not special for Festus man who shot himself
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Saturday night was not special for Festus man who shot himself

  • By Patrick Martin
  • Nov 28, 2016

A 37-year-old Festus man accidentally shot himself in the thigh while sitting in his vehicle on the Walmart parking lot on South Truman Boulev…

Festus man shoots self in thigh at Hillsboro-friend’s home
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Festus man shoots self in thigh at Hillsboro-friend’s home

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • Mar 2, 2016

A 25-year-old Festus man accidentally shot himself in the thigh Monday evening (Feb. 29) at a friend’s home in Hillsboro, authorities report.

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• Jefferson County Leader: ISSN 3064-948X (Print) ISSN 3064-9498 (Online) • Arnold-Imperial Leader: ISSN 2998-078X (Print) ISSN 2998-0798 (Online) • West Side Leader: ISSN 2998-0828 (Print) ISSN 2998-0836 (Online) • Eureka Leader: ISSN 2998-0801 (Print) ISSN 2998-081X (Online)

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