EAST ROCKINGHAM — A person was sent to the hospital early Monday afternoon following an accidental shooting at a convenience store.
According to Sheriff Mark Gulledge, two acquaintances were playing on gaming machines at Mill Road Grocery around lunchtime when one of the individuals reached in a fanny pack to get something out and a gun fell out.
The gun reportedly discharged when it hit the floor, striking the other individual in the leg.
The wounded individual was taken to FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital-Richmond for treatment and the gun owner left the scene before deputies arrived, according to the sheriff.
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Deputies had not yet made contact with the gun owner as of 5:30 p.m., Gulledge said.
