Man Hospitalized for Accidental Self-Inflicted Gunshot in Cathedral City

Cathedral City, CA A man who accidentally shot himself in Cathedral City Monday was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, police reported. The man, whose name was not released, "accidentally shot himself while manipulating a firearm" around 1 p.m. near the 68100 block of Ramon Road, according to Cmdr. Julio Luna. Story: Cathedral City Becomes Sanctuary City Responding officers found the man suffering from a "single gunshot wound to a lower extremity" and took him to Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, Luna said. Story: Cathedral City Senior Facility Gets New Names Officers conducted "an extensive search" for the gun, but did not locate it, according to the commander.