Crime & Safety

Gunshot Wound Reported In Elmhurst

A woman told officers that the gunshot was an accident, police said.

The incident occurred late Saturday morning on Interstate 290, according to an Elmhurst police report.
The incident occurred late Saturday morning on Interstate 290, according to an Elmhurst police report. (David Giuliani/Patch)

ELMHURST, IL – Officers responded last weekend to Elmhurst Hospital for a report of a man being treated for a gunshot wound, according to a local police report.

The man's wife said that while driving on Interstate 290 late Saturday morning, her gun went off, shooting her husband in the left thigh, Elmhurst police said.

State police were notified and took over the investigation.

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