A 30-year-old man attending the Grand Junction-area shot himself in the stomach Friday evening in what authorities believe may have been an accident.
The incident — which investigators say was isolated — prompted the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office to assure attendees of the four-day festival that “this is not an active shooter situation.”
“This incident occurred in the campground,” the sheriff’s office said in a news release. “… Law enforcement immediately responded to the incident and has the area and individuals involved in the incident contained at this time.”
Isolated Incident. A 30 yr old man was taken to the hospital with what appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the stomach at the Country Jam Ranch campground. This is not an active shooter incident. Preliminary: it was an accident. More info ->
— Mesa County Sheriff (@SheriffMesaColo)
The wounded man was taken to St. Mary’s Medical Center in Grand Junction.
The sheriff’s office reminded festival-goers that no weapons are allowed on the event’s premises — including campsites.
