LEBANON, Ohio — A Springboro man is facing multiple charges after he accidentally shot himself and his 19-year-old female passenger, in the parking lot of a Lebanon Walmart, police said.
Lebanon police said officers were dispatched to 1530 Walmart Drive at around 1 p.m. Tuesday for a shooting reported in the parking lot.
When they arrived, video released by Lebanon police shows an officer speaking to someone at the scene. The person tells the officer a woman was shot in the back of the neck and a man was shot in the arm during an accidental shooting.
Fire and EMS crews treated the two at the scene before taking them to Atrium Hospital. Both were released from the hospital a short time later, investigators said. The 22-year-old, who police have identified as Daniel C. Wright, was arrested and charged with negligent assault and improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle.
Sergeant Trout with the Lebanon police said preliminary investigation indicates that Wright shot himself in the arm. The bullet then traveled through Wright and into the female passenger's neck.
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