Man Dies After Accidentally Shooting Himself In Head
AURORA (CBS) -- A 25-year-old man died after he accidentally shot himself in the head with a gun he thought was unloaded while driving early Saturday in west suburban Aurora.
Chadd R. Harrison was driving a car in the 1300 block of Valayna Drive about 12:30 a.m. when he pulled out a .45 caliber handgun and began playing with it, according to Aurora city spokesman Dan Ferrelli.
Harrison told two other men in the car, ages 24 and 25, the gun was not loaded, then held it to his head and pulled the trigger, Ferrelli said.
The firearm discharged into his head, Ferrelli said. His 25-year-old friend was able to stop the car by throwing it into park.
Harrison, a Bolingbrook resident, was taken to an Aurora hospital where he was pronounced dead, Ferrelli said. The other two men were not hurt.
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