Patient treated for accidental gunshot wound to thigh, Newton NC


A patient at Catawba Hospital emergency room was treated for an accidental gunshot wound to the thigh. Communication was difficult due to a language barrier.
Audio|Source: Catawba County Sheriff, Conover and Newton Police Dispatch, NC Highway Patrol Troop F
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Transcript:
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Nurse in the E.R. Kataba was a Melocton with a gunshot wound to the thigh. He said it was accidental.
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I said there's a language barrier that a request to be drawn off there.
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Location mentioned:
Newton, NC
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