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Chattanooga Police: 19 year-old man accidentally shoots self while adjusting gun in pants

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The 19 year-old man who was treated at a local hospital for a non-life threatening gunshot wound Saturday afternoon shot himself accidentally, according to a Chattanooga Police Department report.

Tristan Rogers was reportedly walking on the 1700 block of South Seminole Drive when he attempted to adjust a gun he had concealed in his pants. The gun discharged, injuring Rogers.

Rogers was treated and released from the hospital.