MILWAUKEE, WI (CBS 58) -- A 27-year-old man is in custody after accidentally shooting himself and wounding the woman he was with Friday. According to the Milwaukee Police, around 4:40 PM, a 58-year-old woman walked into a local hospital seeking treatment for a gunshot wound. About five minutes later the 27-year-old man walked into a hospital also seeking treatment for a gunshot wound. Both got to the hospital with the help of friends. The wounds they received are considered non-life threatening.
As the MPD investigated both shootings, they determined that the man and woman were together when the man accidentally discharged a firearm, shooting himself. The bullet passed through the man and struck the woman. The man was arrested by the MPD in connection with the shooting.