PORT ANGELES — Police were investigating today how a Port Angeles man was shot in the chest Sunday.
Jacob Marcel Parker, 23, of Port Angeles, was in satisfactory condition Monday morning at Olympic Medical Center in Port Angeles, a hospital spokesman said.
Port Angeles police and paramedics found Parker after a report of a shooting at 4:40 a.m. Sunday at a residence in the 1400 block of South Oak Street, said Deputy Chief Brian Smith.
Parker was taken by ambulance to Olympic Medical Center, Smith said.
He added that officers recovered a weapon at the hosue.
Parker told police he had been the victim of an attempted robbery, but Smith said an initial investigation by police indicated the shooting may have been accidental.
Parker is forbidden by the court from having firearms.
According to Clallam County Superior Court documents, Parker was charged with theft of a firearm and possession of a controlled substance other than marijuana.
He was released to community custody on Nov. 12 while awaiting trial, scheduled for Feb. 16.
His conditions of release included that he have no guns.
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