MASON COUNTY, Mich. — A 46-year-old Grand Haven man was taken to the hospital after being accidentally shot during target practice at a Mason County home.
According to the Mason County Sheriff's Office, it happened on Sunday, Dec. 22 around 11:30 a.m. at a home on East Hoague Road in Free Soil Township.
When crews arrived on scene, they found 46-year-old Jason Schenkel was shot in the leg. According to the release, Schenkel was target practicing with friends and family on private property when one of the guns malfunctioned.
The operator was trying to clear the malfunction and had the gun resting on the vehicle. When Schenkel walked past the barrel, it discharged.
Schenkel was taken to Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital and then transferred to Butterworth in Grand Rapids for non-life-threatening injuries.
The weapon used was a long rifle and the sheriff's office says alcohol is not considered a factor.
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