Blair Man’s Self Inflicted Gunshot Wound Alcohol Related
By Craig Schaffer
Apr 28, 2008, 07:54
A combination of alcohol, bees and a gun resulted in a Williamsburg man making a trip to the hospital Sunday.
The incident happened around 2:00 Sunday yesterday afternoon in Frankstown Township in the Canoe Creek area.
According to police 57-year-old David Walls had been drinking when he tried to shoot down some bees flying above him using a .22 caliber revolver loaded with buckshot. Walls ended up shooting himself in the left hand causing soft tissue damage. .
Walls was treated and released at Altoona Regional Health System.
