Palestine Man Accidentally Shoots Himself

A man in Palestine is in the hospital after accidentally shooting himself in the leg outside of a local restaurant. The Palestine Police Department was called to the Pint and Barrel restaurant around 3:23 pm on Tuesday. A 25-year-old man was sitting outside of the building while carrying a handgun in his pocket when he accidentally discharged the gun and was hit in the leg. They eventually flew him to a Tyler hospital.