Man flown to hospital after accidentally shooting himself in Oakwood Hills

A man was flown to a hospital Saturday afternoon after suffering an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Cary Fire Protection District spokesperson Alex Vucha said the district responded to a residence in the 0-100 block of Fawn Ridge Drive in Oakwood Hills about 3:15 p.m. Saturday.

A police officer on the scene and quickly rendered aid, securing a tourniquet to control bleeding from a gunshot wound to a man’s lower extremity, Vucha said. The wound was accidental and self-inflicted, Vucha said.

Paramedics arrived shortly afterward and continued to render medical aid. Due the severity of the man’s injury, emergency crews requested a medical helicopter.

The man was taken to the Northwestern McHenry Hospital helipad. He was then flown by Mercyhealth REACT to Javon Bea Hospital-Riverside in Rockford “for advanced medical treatment of his serious injuries,” Vucha said.

The Oakwood Hills Police Department is investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.