Arlington Man's Gun Goes Off While Cleaning It In Apartment: Police

ARLINGTON, VA — An apartment resident in Clarendon fired his gun Sunday evening as he was cleaning the firearm, according to the Arlington County Police Department.

Shortly before 6 p.m. on Sunday, police were dispatched to the 1200 block of N. Garfield Street for a report of a discharge of a firearm.

When they arrived, police officers determined that the man was cleaning his gun when it fired. The bullet damaged the ceiling of his apartment, police said.

No injuries were reported from the gunfire.