A Perth man has been left with catastrophic head injuries after shooting himself in a suspected game of Russian roulette.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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Deputy Police Commissioner Allan Adams said it was lucky the man was not killed.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, the round aligned with the hammer of the revolver and he suffered serious, catastrophic head injuries but he hasnt passed away.<\/p>\n
The man was rushed to hospital in a critical condition.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
However, the wounded man - who is now in a stable condition - has no known bikie connections.<\/p>\n
Adams said police are confident the wound was self-inflicted, with no charges to be laid against any other members of the group.<\/p>\n
However, he revealed the firearm used was unlicensed and the injured man may or may not be charged, depending on his level of recovery.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
The game can turn lethal if the loaded chamber aligns with the barrel on the players turn.<\/p>\n
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