Forum and wire reports, The Forum
Published Monday, November 28, 2005
A man accidentally shot himself Sunday at his home in Pelican
Rapids, Minn., the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Department said.
William Thomas Rick, 38, shot himself in his lower abdomen with a
black powder rifle while preparing to go hunting with a friend, the
sheriff’s office said in a release. The shooting was reported about
5:30 a.m.
An ambulance took Rick to St. Mary’s Regional Health Center in
Detroit Lakes, Minn., where he underwent surgery, the sheriff’s office
said. He was in stable but critical condition late Sunday afternoon, a
nurse said.
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