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Police: Two men injured after accidental shooting while cleaning gun

Posted at 4:29 PM, Sep 04, 2017
and last updated 2017-09-04 18:09:40-04

The Temple Police Department said two people are injured after an accidental shooting of two men cleaning a gun.

The incident happened on Sept. 4 at around 2:47 p.m. in the 3000 block of Montana Dr. 

One man was shot in the chest and another man was shot in the hand area.

The two men were taken to the hospital.

Police believe that one man was cleaning the gun and didn't check if the safety was on.

No other details were provided, we'll bring you more updates once they become available.

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