Accidental Gunshot in Rochester Apartment Leads to Arrest

Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- A man was arrested after an apparent accidental shooting at a Rochester apartment.

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That’s according to Rochester Police Department Communications Coordinator Amanda Grayson.

Officers were dispatched to the report of a gun being discharged shortly before noon on Thursday morning. The shooting occurred at an apartment in the 1000 block of 41st St. Northwest.

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Responding officers found the man suspected of pulling the trigger upon arrival. He’s been identified as 45-year-old Keith Sachwitz.

Sachwitz. Olmsted County ADC

Sachwitz told officers he was cleaning the gun when it accidentally discharged, the police report says. No injuries were reported.

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Grayson says Sachwitz is prohibited from possessing a firearm. The Rochester man was subsequently arrested.

Olmsted County Adult Detention Center records indicate Sachwitz was booked on suspicion of reckless discharge of a firearm within a municipality and possession of a firearm as a person convicted of a violent crime.

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