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A 49-year-old Eau Claire bar customer accidentally shot himself in the leg late Wednesday. James Nelson has been arrested for carrying a handgun into a tavern, intoxicated use of a handgun and negligent discharge of a firearm. The accident happened in a restroom at Big T’s Bar. Eau Claire police were able to track a blood trail to find Nelson sitting in a chair in his backyard. Police say he was uncooperative at the hospital.
