The handgun fired as the man was removing it from his waistband, police said.
A Kenner man died Sunday (Dec. 24) after he was shot when a gun he was carrying fired unexpectedly, according to Kenner Police.
The 25-year-old man was shot around 12:30 a.m., in the bedroom of his apartment in the 200 block of Clemson Place, police said. The handgun fired accidentally as the man was removing it from his waistband, according to police.
A bullet struck him in the abdomen, and the man was pronounced dead at University Medical Center, police said.
Detective Kathleen Fronczak is investigating the shooting. No further information was immediately available.
