Crime & Safety
Man Arrested After Shooting Roommate's Leg By Accident Police
Police said he is expected to be booked into the Sonoma County Jail on suspicion of negligent discharge of a firearm.
PETALUMA, CA — A 53-year-old Petaluma man was arrested Saturday night after police said he accidentally shot his roommate inside a home in the 1600 block of Baywood Drive.
Petaluma police said officers responded around 8:04 p.m. Saturday after a resident called to report he had been accidentally shot by his roommate, later identified as Michael Millane.
Officers and fire personnel found the victim outside the home with a single gunshot wound to the leg. He was taken to a local hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening, police said.
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Millane later came out of the residence and was taken into custody without incident.
Police said he is expected to be booked into the Sonoma County Jail on suspicion of negligent discharge of a firearm.
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The firearm believed to have been used in the shooting was recovered, and the circumstances leading up to the incident remain under investigation, according to the police.
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