Shooting inside Forest Acres restaurant ruled as accidental

FOREST ACRES, S.C. (WOLO)– Forest Acres Police Department has determined that a shooting inside a Forest Acres restaurant Sunday night was accidental, say police.

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At 6:16 p.m. on October 18, Forest Acres dispatch received a 911 call reporting that a man had shot himself in the leg inside a restaurant in the 3100 block of Forest Drive.

Officers arrived to Lizard’s Thicket and found the employee had sustained a gunshot wound to his lower leg, say police.

They began rendering aid until EMS arrived and took the man to a nearby hospital.

The investigation revealed that Thomas Montgomery, 34, accidentally discharged his firearm while reaching into his personal bag for another item.

No one else was injured.

The police department says FAPD took possession of the firearm at the scene.

FAPD determined Montgomery will be charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon which is a felony.