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JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (WITN) – Police say a man is dead after he accidentally shot himself earlier this week.
It happened at 123-A Sanders Street in Jacksonville on Monday.
Officers found Jordan Joines in the front yard with a gunshot wound to his head. The 21-year-old was pronounced dead at the hospital.
He accidentally shot himself while demonstrating the gun’s mechanics to several people, according to police.
The department is still investigating.
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