By Associated Press - Wednesday, May 31, 2017

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - A Wyoming man shot himself on accident this past weekend after he ran out his front door to check on a disturbance and dropped his gun, which fired on contact.

The Wyoming Tribune Eagle reports (https://bit.ly/2qB3vmG ) the man is expected to fully recover after shooting himself in the chest Saturday night.

Laramie County Sheriff’s Department states a man walked up to responding deputies and told them he brought the hand gun with him after hearing a disturbance and dropped it on the concrete as he ran out of his front door.

The man reported that one shot was fired from the gun when it hit the ground.

The Sheriff’s office had not identified the man as of Tuesday.

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Information from: Wyoming Tribune Eagle, https://www.wyomingnews.com

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