HATFIELD TOWNSHIP SHOOTING

Man injured after shooting himself in leg outside Wawa Wednesday afternoon, police say

There was no threat to the public.

Managing Editor

Wednesday, December 4, 2024

There was no threat to the public.

A 55-year-old man was taken to Grand View Hospital with non life-threatening injuries after accidentally shooting himself in the leg at in the parking lot of Wawa in Colmar, Hatfield Township Wednesday afternoon.

Hatfield Police and VMSC Emergency Medical Services were dispatched to the Wawa at Bethlehem Pike and Walnut Street around 3:41 p.m. for the incident.

No one else was injured and there was no threat to the public. The scene was cleared by 4 p.m.

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Tony Di Domizio is the Managing Editor of NorthPennNow, PerkValleyNow, and CentralBucksNow, and a staff writer for WissNow. Email him at [email protected]. Tony graduated from Kutztown University and went on to serve as a reporter and editor for various news organizations, including Patch/AOL, The Reporter in Lansdale, Pa., and The Morning Call in Allentown, Pa. He was born and raised in and around Lansdale and attended North Penn High School. Lansdale born. St. Patrick's Day, 1980.