Emergency crews responded after live scanner traffic reported a man accidentally shot himself in the leg while cleaning a gun. Dispatch initially paged Gateway Rescue and Ambulance 121 to the Upper Big Dominguez Campground; radio updates later placed the patient just west of Highway 141 and Highway 50 at the railroad tracks.
Radio traffic described the patient as an adult male, 50 years old, who is conscious and breathing. Law enforcement on scene applied a tourniquet. Emergency crews from Gateway were canceled because the patient was transported to the area of Highway 50. Grand Junction crews were responding with lights and sirens instead. CareFlight was also dispatched.
Details are based on live scanner traffic and may change as official information is released.