A Yucca Valley man cleaning his pistol accidentally shot himself Wednesday night. According to a Sheriff’s report, the man, who was not identified, was cleaning his Springfield XD 40-caliber pistol in his garage about 10 p.m. The man neglected to check to see if the chamber was clear. When he began to disassemble the pistol and depressed the trigger to release the slide, the gun fired a round into his left palm. The bullet exited out the back of his hand. He called 911 and he was taken by ambulance to Hi-Desert Medical Center for treatment.
