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Police urge holster use after man shoots his own penis - USATODAY.com
CHANDLER, Ariz. — As Joshua Seto, 27, and his fiance, Cara Christopher, walked to a local grocery store last week for refreshments, he tried securing her pink handgun in the front waistband of his pants.
The gun fired, striking Seto's penis and continuing through his left thigh. The bleeding started immediately and was heavy, according to police dispatch recordings released Sunday.
"He is still conscious, there is just a lot of blood," Christopher, 26, told 911 operators and dispatchers when the accidental shooting occurred Tuesday.
One operator told Christopher to apply direct pressure to the wound with a dry towel or T-shirt, but to avoid looking at the wound.
"I did look at it," Christopher said. "It's pretty bad."
When the emergency call first went through, Chrisopher was asked if they needed paramedics, she said yes.
"He's still coherent and everything but he's bleeding quite a lot," she said.
In the wake of the accident, police are warning armed residents to use holsters, not waistbands.
Police urge holster use after man shoots his own penis - USATODAY.com
CHANDLER, Ariz. — As Joshua Seto, 27, and his fiance, Cara Christopher, walked to a local grocery store last week for refreshments, he tried securing her pink handgun in the front waistband of his pants.
The gun fired, striking Seto's penis and continuing through his left thigh. The bleeding started immediately and was heavy, according to police dispatch recordings released Sunday.
"He is still conscious, there is just a lot of blood," Christopher, 26, told 911 operators and dispatchers when the accidental shooting occurred Tuesday.
One operator told Christopher to apply direct pressure to the wound with a dry towel or T-shirt, but to avoid looking at the wound.
"I did look at it," Christopher said. "It's pretty bad."
When the emergency call first went through, Chrisopher was asked if they needed paramedics, she said yes.
"He's still coherent and everything but he's bleeding quite a lot," she said.
In the wake of the accident, police are warning armed residents to use holsters, not waistbands.
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