
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SUNDAY, January 23, 1994                   TAG: 9401230097
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B-4   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: BLACKSBURG                                LENGTH: Short

MAN HOSPITALIZED AFTER HE SHOOTS HIMSELF IN LEG

A 23-year-old man who accidentally shot himself in the right leg Friday night remained in stable condition Saturday at Montgomery Regional Hospital, a spokeswoman said.

As Bernard Delano Jordan loaded a newly purchased .22-caliber pistol, it discharged and wounded him, according to Blacksburg police. Home alone, Jordan called authorities for help. A Blacksburg Rescue Squad crew transported him to the hospital.

"Mr. Jordan had been drinking at the time" of the shooting, according to a press release from police Sgt. H.L. Vaughan.

Police charged Jordan with reckless handling of a firearm. He is to appear March 17 in Montgomery County General District Court.

Police did not provide Jordan's address or where he had purchased the weapon.

by CNB