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Man with nail gun wound in serious condition in Seattle
A man shot himself in the chest with a large nail gun Thursday after he was pulled over by a state trooper on Highway 3, following an accident near Silverdale
The State Patrol says the man shot himself with a gun that drives 6-inch nails.
The man, whose name was not released, is in serious condition in the intensive care unit at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, according to a hospital spokeswoman.
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