ROSEVILLE, Mich. – A customer at a Chrysler dealership in Roseville accidentally shot himself Tuesday morning while checking in for his car to be serviced.
The customer, a man from Indiana, was at the Riehl’s Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram dealership on Gratiot Avenue with his Jeep Wrangler.
The customer was pulling a duffel bag out the Wrangler when a gun inside it went off, striking him in the stomach.
He was recovering at a hospital but has since died from his injuries. It wasn’t immediately known if the man had a valid gun license.
Victim identified as Zurlon Tipton, former CMU and NFL running back
The victim has been identified as 26-year-old Zurlon Tipton, a former Central Michigan University football player. Tipton also played in the NFL with the Indianapolis Colts for one year (2014-15). He is a Sterling Heights native.
Listen to the 911 call:
A gentleman just shot himself in the stomach,” the caller told the 911 operator. "His gun went off."
The caller said the man was unloading his Jeep when he was shot. It happened in the service department at the dealership.