On Monday, February 8th at 11:37 am, Jackson County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a call of an accidental gun shot victim in the 11000 block of Morrissey Road in Grass Lake Township, Sheriff Gary Schuette announced in a press release.
The victim, a 33 year old man from Summit Township was concealed carrying his pistol when it got caught on a piece of machinery and discharged the round striking his leg. The victim was then transported to Henry Ford Allegiance Health where he was treated for non life threatening injuries.
Responding officers found the pistol was registered to the victim, and alcohol did not play a factor in this incident. The investigation has been handed off to the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office for official review.
Jackson County man unintentionally shoots own leg at work, police say
Updated Feb 09, 2021;
Posted Feb 09, 2021
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JACKSON COUNTY, MI – A man shot himself in the leg while at work in Grass Lake Township Monday morning, police said.
The 33-year-old Summit Township man was working at 11:37 a.m., Feb. 8, in the 11000 block of Morrissey Road when he was shot in the leg, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office said.
He is a concealed pistol license holder and was carrying a concealed gun, which is registered to him, when it got caught on a machine and fired, police said.
The man was taken to Henry Ford Allegiance Health by ambulance, where he was treated for injuries that were not life-threatening, police said.
409 new COVID-19 cases in Jackson County as vaccination efforts continue
Updated Feb 02, 2021;
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There are currently 1,203 active COVID-19 cases, county data shows.
Summit Township registered the most reported cases within the county with 36 during the last week, according to county data, with the city of Jackson and Blackman Township reporting 28 and 23 cases, respectively.
As of Monday, Feb. 1, an additional eight people have died of COVID-19 since Jan. 12, marking 196 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic.
People between ages 50-59 have the highest rate of positive cases at 16.9%, while people between ages 20-29 make up 16.5% of positive cases, the health department reports.
2 teens accused of fatally shooting of 16-year-old in Jackson County headed to trial
Updated Jan 29, 2021;
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JACKSON, MI – Two teenagers are headed to a jury trial for murder after four hours of testimony on Friday.
Aivery Banks, 17, of Kalamazoo, and Anthony Jones III, 17, of Battle Creek, are facing one felony count each of open murder and felony firearms in the Aug. 25, shooting death of Lataveon Cosey, 16, of Blackman Township.
Co-defendants Banks and Jones had a semi-virtual preliminary examination Jan. 29, before Jackson County District Judge Allison Bates. After five witnesses testified, Bates said there was enough evidence for probable cause and bound the case over to Jackson County Circuit Court.