Authorities in Salem say a man who heard a prowler grabbed a rifle to investigate and ended up accidentally shooting himself in the jaw.
The sheriff's office says the 71-year-old Salem man, Frank Moore, is expected to survive.
Moore told deputies he was awakened by someone moving outside his recreational vehicle about 4 a.m. Tuesday.
He said he took a .22-caliber rifle out into the dark and tripped. Wounded, he knocked on a window to awaken his wife.
Deputies said they found the rifle where Moore told them he'd dropped it, but there was no sign of the prowler.
I suppose this is one of those true accidents that Tennessean is talking about? What do you think?
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