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SPD: Man accidentally kills himself after tripping with loaded gun

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    SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — Shreveport police say the death of a man early Tuesday morning in the 500 block of Kemper Street, which is in the Cedar Grove neighborhood, was accidental.

Police said the man was walking and carrying a gun then tripped and fell, causing the gun to discharge and strike him. The man died at the scene

At least a dozen SPD units responded to the scene.

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