BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo police say that two days after shooting himself in the arm, a city resident was charged with illegally possessing a gun.
This past Wednesday, Niel Lewis, 32, arrived at Buffalo General Medical Center to be treated for a non-life threatening gunshot wound.
Police looked into this, and during their investigation, they say a loaded handgun was found in Lewis’ Hickory Street home.
“The shooting was determined to be self-inflicted,” police said.
As a result, Lewis was charged with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, which is a felony.
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