A Marine who told Anoka County authorities that he was shot while trying to help a stranded motorist has admitted that he shot himself, a sheriff's spokesman said Wednesday.
Adam D. Welter, 20, of Andover was released Monday night from Mercy Hospital in **** Rapids, where he was treated for a wound to his left shoulder.
Welter reported that he was shot early Monday after he stopped in the 14800 block of Prairie Rd. to help a man whose black, rusted pickup truck was disabled. Investigators searched and found no evidence of a shooting.
Welter, an Anoka High School graduate, was home on leave and had been scheduled to return to active duty on Monday.
He called the Sheriff's Office on Tuesday afternoon and admitted making up the shooting story, said sheriff's Capt. Bob Aldrich. "I think he felt bad and wanted to tell the truth," Aldrich said. "He was trying to do the right thing. . . . He was awfully apologetic."
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Adam D. Welter, 20, of Andover was released Monday night from Mercy Hospital in **** Rapids, where he was treated for a wound to his left shoulder.
Welter reported that he was shot early Monday after he stopped in the 14800 block of Prairie Rd. to help a man whose black, rusted pickup truck was disabled. Investigators searched and found no evidence of a shooting.
Welter, an Anoka High School graduate, was home on leave and had been scheduled to return to active duty on Monday.
He called the Sheriff's Office on Tuesday afternoon and admitted making up the shooting story, said sheriff's Capt. Bob Aldrich. "I think he felt bad and wanted to tell the truth," Aldrich said. "He was trying to do the right thing. . . . He was awfully apologetic."
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