LAKE BARRINGTON, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago man is facing firearm charges after he told officers he accidentally shot himself in the leg while dreaming that an intruder was breaking into his home.
The Lake Barrington man was charged about 2 months after Lake County Sheriff’s deputies were called to his home on April 10 on a report about a person with a gunshot wound.
Deputies who found the 62-year-old man with a gunshot wound to 1 of his legs applied a tourniquet to the limb because he “was losing a significant amount of blood” before being hospitalized.
The man told investigators he “had a dream that someone was breaking into his home” & during that dream, he “retrieved his .357 Magnum revolver & shot at who he believed was the intruder.”
“When he fired, he shot himself & apparently woke up from the dream,” police said Tuesday.
Investigators determined there was no burglary attempt at the man’s home. But they found that his state firearm owner’s identification card had been revoked & he was still in possession of a firearm.
A warrant was issued June 9 for the man on charges of possession of a firearm without a valid FOID card & reckless discharge of a firearm, both felonies.
He was arrested Monday & released after posting bond & is scheduled for a June 29 court status hearing.
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