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Monday, September 7, 2015

Man shot self in head while trying to show that gun wouldn't fire with safety catch on

The Navajo County Sheriff’s Office in Arizona is investigating an accidental self-inflicted shooting that occurred at at 8:48am on Wednesday. 23-year-old Christen Reece was airlifted to hospital with a gunshot wound to the head.
Chief Deputy James Molesa said that Reece, a Phoenix resident, was shooting with six others in the area south of Highway 277 outside Overgaard when he reportedly tried to show his handgun had a double safety and could not be fired. He reportedly placed the gun to his head to illustrate the weapon could not be fired and shot himself in the head.
His friends drove him to the fire department where paramedics began to treat him. He was then airlifted to Scottsdale Osborn Hospital and underwent surgery. Navajo County Chief Deputy Jim Molesa later said that all of the people involved were from the Phoenix area. They had been drinking the night before and continued until they all went target shooting.
Molesa noted alcohol-impaired judgment on everyone's part played a major role in Christen Reece deciding to put a loaded gun to his head and pulling the trigger to show that the safety would keep it from firing, which it did not. "Guns and alcohol don't mix," Molesa said. Reece is listed as being in a critical condition, he added.

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