A St. Cloud, Minn., man has been treated for injuries to his wrist, ear and cheek after a gun he kept under his pillow discharged while he was vacuuming.
Damian Dunphy was given first aid by police and taken to St. Cloud Hospital for his injuries, the St. Cloud Times reported Sunday.
Police Sgt. Perry Beise said Dunphy's injuries were not life-threatening.
Beise said Dunphy's gun was normally kept with the safety on and in a case under his pillow. However, when he moved his bed while cleaning the floors, the gun slipped out of the case, hit the floor, and discharged, hitting Dunphy in the head and wrist.
Police confiscated multiple guns from Dunphy for safekeeping, Beise said.
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