Orting man shoots himself while clearing gun, deputies say

An Orting-area man escaped serious injury Sunday night when he shot himself in the hand while clearing his gun, according to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department.

Medics and deputies responded a little after 9:30 p.m. to the 14900 block of 147th Street Court East, just north of Orting, sheriff’s spokesman Ed Troyer said.

The man was talking with medics and explained what happened, Troyer said, and is expected to be OK.

This story was originally published April 9, 2017 at 9:57 PM with the headline "Orting man shoots himself while clearing gun, deputies say."