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Rusted handgun accidentally discharged during yard work, Grand Junction CO

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Grand Junction, CO

A resident found a rusted handgun while leaf blowing near Wellswood Drive. The gun accidentally discharged when the trigger was pulled. No injuries or further reports were made.

Audio|Source: Mesa County and Grand Junction Police, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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It's near Wellswood Drive.
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3.303.
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4212.
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At near Wellswood Drive,
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(name withheld) found a handgun while leaf blowing.
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It looks rusted.
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It did have a magazine.
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(name withheld) pulled the trigger and it discharged somewhere to the east in front of him.
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I don't know where the round went.
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Only one calling.
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No neighbors reported hearing gunshots in the area.

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