Man Accidentally Shoots Himself as Tuscaloosa Police Serve Warrant on Cherry Street

A man accidentally shot himself Wednesday evening while Tuscaloosa police were outside his Cherry Street home to serve a warrant.

Officers were at the residence around 5:45 p.m. when they heard a gunshot, said Tuscaloosa Police Department spokeswoman Stephanie Taylor.

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Investigators determined that a man inside the house had accidentally discharged a firearm. Paramedics treated him for an injury Taylor described as not life-threatening.

Taylor said the warrant was not for the person who suffered the injury.

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