​Chesterfield Man Accidentally Fires Gun In Government Office

Late last week, a 51-year-old Chesterfield Township caused mild panic at the Michigan Secretary of State branch office in Clinton Township when an accidentally fired a 9 mm handgun. Police say that the man was in line and accidentally caught the trigger on his firearm while hitching up his pants. No one was injured.

"The guy was pulling his pants up and got his finger snagged in the finger guard,” police Lt. Curt Randall told the Macomb Daily, adding “That’s when the gun went off.” The shooter had a concealed carry license, which the police confiscated, along with his gun.

Read full coverage of this story in the Macomb Daily.

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