SCOTTSDALE, AZ – Police said a man was transported to a Valley hospital after he accidentally shot himself in the leg outside a Scottsdale bar and grill Sunday morning.
Jacory Ranger, 24, was reportedly exiting his parked vehicle near the Upper Deck Bar and Grill in the area of Indian School and Scottsdale roads at 2 a.m.
Police said as Ranger was removing a rifle from the back seat of his car, he inadvertently discharged the firearm, striking the lower portion of his right leg.
Ranger was transported to County Hospital and will face a Weapons Misconduct charge pending his release from the hospital.
At this time there is no indication as to why he was handling the firearm at the time.
