Carteret Man Shot Himself In Leg At Shooting Range

UNION, NJ — A Carteret man accidentally shot himself in the leg at a shooting range in Union Township, said Union Police.

This happened Saturday at RTSP Shooting Range at 2438 Rt. 22.

Silvano Cruz, 66, of Carteret shot himself in the thigh, said Union Deputy Police Chief Barry Cohen. It was an accidental discharge, said police.

"Officers immediately determined that this was an accidental discharge due to a shell casing being ejected from a handgun and falling inside Cruz’s shirt," said Union Twp. Police in a statement.

His gunshot wound was described by police as non-life-threatening. Cruz was taken to University Hospital in Newark and he survived.