Man sighting rifles accidentally shoots Guard member

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MACON, Mo. (AP) _ A member of the Missouri National Guard is hospitalized after
suffering shrapnel wounds in the face, apparently the result of a man who was
shooting rifles to adjust their sights at a nearby property.

The Guard member was struck Monday when a bullet went through a truck
windshield at a National Guard training site in Macon. The bullet lodged in a
metal frame, but shrapnel hit the driver. The victim’s name and condition were
not released.

Initially, the Macon County Sheriff’s Department was alerted to a report of an
active shooter.

Arriving officers heard gunshots and eventually traced them to a neighboring
landowner. The man told police he was adjusting the sight of his rifles. Police
say the man was unaware his shot had struck anyone.

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