Crime & Safety
Accidental Gunshot Causes Lockdown
The gun went off at the Jefferson Barracks VA Hospital; no one was injured.
A gun accidentally went off Tuesday at around 2 p.m. when a patient at the Jefferson Barracks VA Hospital dropped his small-caliber revolver and it discharged.
The patient had a conceal-and-carry permit, and the gun was stored in a bag.
Police are still investigating the shot, but said no one was injured.
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and the , located next to the hospital, were put on temporary lockdown.
No one was in danger at the schools and the lockdown was a precaution, said Robin Anderson, from the Mehlville School District.
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