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Man shoots himself in the leg in South Seattle parking lot

Apr 22, 2015, 5:26 PM | Updated: 5:43 pm

The man was found sitting on the ground, holding a towel over his wound when law enforcement arrive...

The man was found sitting on the ground, holding a towel over his wound when law enforcement arrived Wednesday afternoon. (Image courtesy of King County Sheriff's Office)

(Image courtesy of King County Sheriff's Office)

A man was transported to Harborview Medical Center for a self-inflicted gunshot wound Wednesday afternoon.

The 30-year-old male shot himself in the leg, according to the Seattle Police Department.

Officers received a report of the shooting near the intersection of Rainier Avenue South and South Garden Street in the Brighton neighborhood at just after 4 p.m., according to police.

The man was in stable condition.

Witnesses told police the man handed the gun off to someone else who then fled the scene.

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