Accidental shooting in Herriman injures 2

Accidental shooting in Herriman injures 2

(KSL Photo)


Save Story
Leer en español

Estimated read time: Less than a minute

This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.

HERRIMAN — A husband and wife were injured Thursday after losing control of a gun while placing it into a new safe.

The bullet discharged, went through the man's hand and into the woman's arm, according to Unified Police Lt. Justin Hoyal.

The man, 44, sustained minor injuries, while the woman, 43, was in fair condition, police said.

The accident occurred at approximately 9 p.m.


Cassidy Hansen is currently studying both Political Science and Communications at Brigham Young University, while working as an intern at the Deseret News. Contact her at chansen@deseretnews.com

Most recent Utah stories

Related topics

Utah
Cassidy Hansen

    STAY IN THE KNOW

    Get informative articles and interesting stories delivered to your inbox weekly. Subscribe to the KSL.com Trending 5.
    By subscribing, you acknowledge and agree to KSL.com's Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

    KSL Weather Forecast