- City
- Marengo
- County
- McHenry County
- State
- IL
- Location
- 22300 block of Grange Road, unincorporated Marengo
- Category
- Accidental firearm discharge
- Severity
- medium
- Priority
- medium
- Occurred On
- 2026-10-04 21:45:00 UTC
- Published On
- 2026-10-08 20:40:00 UTC
- Source Records
- 1
- Source
- Man accidentally shoots himself while trying to clear his pistol, seeks help at Marengo fire station
Summary
A 66-year-old man accidentally discharged a .22-caliber pistol while attempting to clear it, injuring his hand before seeking help at a Marengo fire station.
Verification
- Occurrence Confidence
- exact
- Publication Confidence
- exact
- Verification Status
- Validated
- Source Role
- Local public-safety report quoting fire and sheriff officials