Man accidentally shoots himself outside historic Bethlehem social club

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — A man has been charged after he unintentionally shot himself during a fight outside a Bethlehem social club early Saturday morning.

City police responded at about 3:49 a.m. Sept. 20 to the 540 Democratic Club, 540 N. New St., for reports of shots fired and a fight in the parking lot.

The 540 Democratic Club is one of Bethlehem’s longtime neighborhood social clubs, founded in the mid-20th century as a gathering place for local Democrats…

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