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Update: Employee at Lakewood Gun Range Accidentally Shoots Himself

Lakewood Township

A 61-year-old Garden State Pistol Range employee is expected to make a full recovery after accidentally shooting himself Monday afternoon.

Officers responded to the Garden State Pistol Range located on Swarthmore Avenue shortly before 4:30 p.m. for a report of a shooting victim.

Upon arrival, police were informed that the employee - a 61-year-old Neptune man - accidentally shot himself in the hand while retrieving a gun from a storage cabinet.

The victim was transported to Brick Hospital where he is expected to make a full recovery.

The incident remains under investigation, according to police.

Photo: Lakewood Pd

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