Waukegan gun range employee accidentally shot himself in thigh, injures another man

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An accidental shooting at a north suburban gun range left two men injured Friday afternoon.

The McHenry man, in his 50s, who works at Caliber Gun Range in Waukegan, Ill., accidentally fired a weapon. Waukegan Police Department says the employee shot himself in the thigh while sitting at a table just outside the firing range. The bullet then ricocheted off the floor and hit the wrist of a man from the Libertyville.

The Daily Herald reports both men were taken to a nearby hospital. No charges have been filed.

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