A man who was waving a gun at people in the Capitol Hill neighborhood accidentally shot himself in the chest when several others tried to disarm him.
SEATTLE — A man is in the hospital after he accidentally shot himself during an altercation in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood early Thursday morning.
Witnesses told police that the man was causing a disturbance and waving a gun at people around 2 a.m. on East Pike Street.
Multiple other men stepped in and tried to disarm the suspect, and a scuffle ensued, according to Seattle police. During the altercation, the man shot himself in the chest.
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