Free Republic

While removing a shotgun from the office of his restaurant in Morton Grove at about 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, Niles Mayor George Alpogianis dropped the weapon and it discharged, injuring himself and a co-worker. “On Saturday, Feb. 15, while leaving my restaurant office, I accidentally discharged my personal firearm while preparing to take it for routine cleaning,” Alpogianis said in a written statement. “As I removed the weapon, it slipped from my grip, and when I attempted to catch it, it discharged. It was pointed at the ground. “The incident resulted in flesh wounds to me and a co-worker...