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Police: No charges in accidental shooting at Austin Landing HomeGoods store

The 61-year-old man who accidentally shot himself in the lower abdomen in the bathroom of the TJ Maxx/Home Goods store at Austin Landing on May 28 will not face any criminal charges, Miami Twp. police said Monday.

The Xenia resident told officers he was carrying a new gun and it did not fit in the holster properly, but he was trying to make it work, according to a police report.

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The man was in a restroom stall when he was transferring the gun from the rear of his body to the front. The gun discharged while he was doing that.

Officers seized the gun. A bullet casing was found near the toilet where the incident happened.

The man told police it was an accident and he was embarrassed.

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