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Man accidentally shoots himself cleaning apartment near 73rd StCleveland OH

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E 73rd St & Cedar Ave, Cleveland, OH 44103

A man cleaning an apartment near 73rd St found a gun among abandoned belongings. He accidentally shot himself with the gun. An employee took him to the hospital.

Audio|Source: Cleveland Police and Metro Housing Authority
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Transcript:
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He's the owner of a construction company.
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He stated that he was doing some work near 73rd St.
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Near 73rd St is an apartment complex.
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And he was cleaning out the apartment and said somebody left a bunch of stuff there.
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And that stuff,
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I'm sorry, excuse me.
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With that stuff, there was a gun inside the apartment.
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He picked it up to put it in his waistband and he shot himself.
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I'm going to go talk to the person who brought him to the hospital.
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It's one of his employees,
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so it's going to be self-inflicted.
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Okay.

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E 73rd St & Cedar Ave, Cleveland, OH 44103
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