PORT ANGELES — Police were investigating Monday 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 OMC, Smith said.
He added that officers recovered a weapon at the house.
Parker told police he had been the victim of an attempted robbery, but Smith said an initial investigation by police indicated the shooting might have been accidental.
Parker is forbidden by Clallam County Superior Court from having firearms.
According to court documents, Parker was charged Nov. 12 with theft of a firearm and possession of a controlled substance other than marijuana.
On Nov. 10, police recovered six firearms from Parker’s residence, three of which were confirmed as being reported as stolen, $1,580 in cash, heroin, prescription medications and drug paraphernalia, according to the documents.
He was released to community custody while awaiting trial, scheduled for Feb. 16.
Parker’s conditions of release included that he have no guns.
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