FAIR LAWN, New Jersey -- Authorities say a New Jersey man showing off his handgun accidentally shot himself and his friend.
NorthJersey.com reports that the 40-year-old Fair Lawn gun owner was displaying a .380 semi-automatic handgun to a 49-year-old Paterson man Saturday night.
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Sgt. Brian Metzler of the Fair Lawn police department says the gun discharged one round, striking the gun owner in his left hand and his friend in the right hip.
A female friend transported both men to St. Joseph's University Medical Center in Paterson for treatment. An off-duty Paterson officer working security alerted Fair Lawn police about the shooting.
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Police haven't released the men's names and haven't said whether the gun owner was licensed to have the weapon, which was recovered at the scene.
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