At approximately 4:00am, Tuesday morning, Marion County Deputies were called to the Emergency Room of the Salem Hospital to investigate a possible shooting.
Deputy Jeremy Landers contacted the victim at the hospital and determined that he was being treated for a non-life threatening self-inflicted gunshot wound to his jaw. He was identified as Frank R. Moore, 71, of Salem.
Moore told Deputy Landers that he and his wife were asleep in their RV at the Phoenix RV Park, 4130 Silverton Road NE, in Salem. He was awakened by the sound of someone moving around outside his RV. Moore said he armed himself with a .22 caliber rifle and went to investigate.
Moore said he tripped in the darkness and accidentally shot himself in the jaw. He was able to knock on a bedroom window of the RV to wake his wife. Moore's wife found him bloodied and unable to communicate. She drove him to the hospital.
Deputies responded to the RV Park and checked the area where the incident occurred. They recovered the rifle where Moore told them he'd dropped it. No sign of the prowler was found.
Moore's current condition is not known. The shooting appears unintentional.
Deputies recommend that whenever you hear suspicious noises or suspect you have a prowler on your property, make the safe decision to call 911 and let a trained law enforcement officer investigate.
Deputy Jeremy Landers contacted the victim at the hospital and determined that he was being treated for a non-life threatening self-inflicted gunshot wound to his jaw. He was identified as Frank R. Moore, 71, of Salem.
Moore told Deputy Landers that he and his wife were asleep in their RV at the Phoenix RV Park, 4130 Silverton Road NE, in Salem. He was awakened by the sound of someone moving around outside his RV. Moore said he armed himself with a .22 caliber rifle and went to investigate.
Moore said he tripped in the darkness and accidentally shot himself in the jaw. He was able to knock on a bedroom window of the RV to wake his wife. Moore's wife found him bloodied and unable to communicate. She drove him to the hospital.
Deputies responded to the RV Park and checked the area where the incident occurred. They recovered the rifle where Moore told them he'd dropped it. No sign of the prowler was found.
Moore's current condition is not known. The shooting appears unintentional.
Deputies recommend that whenever you hear suspicious noises or suspect you have a prowler on your property, make the safe decision to call 911 and let a trained law enforcement officer investigate.