Perth man left with catastrophic injuries after shooting himself in the head in Russian roulette game – 7NEWS

A Perth man has been left with catastrophic head injuries after shooting himself in a suspected game of Russian roulette.

One of WAs top cops on Wednesday revealed the 31-year-old would be living with the consequences of that action forever after he was rushed to hospital with critical injuries last month.

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Deputy Police Commissioner Allan Adams said it was lucky the man was not killed.

We know that on the 18th of September there was a group of young males at an address in Westminster, he told 6PR on Wednesday.

One of the (group) produced a Smith & Wesson revolver, placed a round in, rotated the barrel, a bit of Russian roulette has been reported and placed it to his head and pulled the trigger.

Unfortunately, the round aligned with the hammer of the revolver and he suffered serious, catastrophic head injuries but he hasnt passed away.

The man was rushed to hospital in a critical condition.

The West Australian reports at least one of the people at the home is understood to have links to the City Crew - a feeder group to the Coffin Cheaters bikie gang.

However, the wounded man - who is now in a stable condition - has no known bikie connections.

Adams said police are confident the wound was self-inflicted, with no charges to be laid against any other members of the group.

However, he revealed the firearm used was unlicensed and the injured man may or may not be charged, depending on his level of recovery.

Russian roulette is a potentially deadly game of chance in which players place a live round in a gun, spin the cylinder, place it against their head and fire in the hopes they get a blank.

The game can turn lethal if the loaded chamber aligns with the barrel on the players turn.

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