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Police: Man Shoots Self in Foot at Williamsburg Premium Outlets

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(Courtesy JCCPD)

JAMES CITY COUNTY — A man shot himself in the foot Tuesday afternoon at the Williamsburg Premium Outlets on Richmond Road in James City County.

According to the James City County Police Department, police and EMS were dispatched at approximately 1:17 p.m. to the Premium Outlets in the 5700 block of Richmond Road to reports of a shooting with injuries.

Officers arrived to find that a 32-year-old Newport News man had allegedly accidentally shot himself in the foot while standing beside his vehicle, police said. He was transported to Riverside Regional Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.

Police said it appears to have been an isolated incident and there is no threat to the public.

No charges have been filed at this time, according to officials.

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