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Doh!! CoCo Sheriff Shoots Self With Gun Man shot himself during eviction call

Updated 6:41 AM PDT, Thu, Nov 20, 2008

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A Contra Costa County sheriff's deputy was shot in the leg when his gun accidentally discharged, sheriff's spokesman Jimmy Lee said.

The incident happened at about 9:15 a.m. Wednesday in the 800 block of Magnolia Avenue in unincorporated Martinez.

Two deputies in the department's civil unit had gone to the area to evict someone from a home, Lee said.

As one of the deputies was getting out of the car, his gun accidentally went off, causing a superficial injury to his right leg.

He was taken to John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek, where he was treated and released less than an hour later, Lee said.

The deputy is 39 years old and has been with the sheriff's office for 10 years, Lee said.

The accident is still under investigation, but right now "we have no idea how this happened," Lee said.

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First Published: Nov 19, 2008 4:07 PM PDT

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Scott Thursday, Nov 20 at 10:18 AM FLAG COMMENT He didnt have his weapon secured, he had it out of the holster, or was pulling it out of the holster in a sitting position. He should not have taken it out. If the eviction was HOT, call SWAT, let them go in first and them the Deputy follows. Bad call on his part, Thank God he didnt kill himself. I believe his pride, and all the jokes his friends will throw at him, will be worse then the very important lesson he learned.
J. Doe Thursday, Nov 20 at 12:57 AM FLAG COMMENT Perhaps his leg was giving him trouble so he had to do what he had to do....
Anonymous Wednesday, Nov 19 at 7:09 PM FLAG COMMENT reaching for another donut?reaching for another donut?
billy Wednesday, Nov 19 at 5:41 PM FLAG COMMENT HAHAHAHAHAHAHA Maybey he thought his leg looked suspicious.