Information from WYSH Radio
A Roane County man was injured Sunday evening when a .22-caliber rifle went off accidentally and shot him in the chest.
The incident occurred at around 5 p.m. at a home on Edwards Lane outside Rockwood. The victim, whose name was not immediately available, was flown to the University of Tennessee Medical Center by Lifestar for treatment of his injuries.
Deputies said the shooting appears to have happened as the man was handling the rifle and that it was purely accidental in nature.
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