Here’s what had Bellingham Police responding to the Birchwood Neighborhood Thursday
Bellingham Police are investigating what appears to be an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound that occurred Thursday evening in the Birchwood Neighborhood.
According to the police log, officers responded to a report of shots fired at 8:19 p.m. Thursday in the 2800 block of West Maplewood Avenue.
Police arrived and found a man with a non-life threatening injury to his leg, according to Lt. Claudia Murphy, and further investigation revealed the gunshot wound was self-inflicted and accidental.
The man was taken to St. Joseph’s Hospital by Bellingham Fire Department medics.
The case remains under investigation, Murphy said.
This story was originally published August 17, 2018 at 12:48 PM.