Man Treated For Self-Inflicted Gunshot

A Cocke County man was taken to the hospital last week after being the victim of an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound. The sheriff’s department was called to the Newport Medical Center about a gunshot victim. The 54 year old man was being treated for an upper chest wound. The man stated the he was returning home from work when the incident happened. He stated that he had a Ruger22 caliber pistol underneath his right arm as he was carrying it inside when it began to fall. He stated that as he tried to catch it, it discharged striking him in the chest. The Parrottsville man was treated by hospital staff.