Weatherly Police are looking for a man in connection with a shooting, which occurred in the borough on Sept. 26.

Cletus William Mumie Jr., of Tresckow, is known to frequent the Drums, Luzerne County area. He may be operating a maroon Jeep Cherokee with Pa. License Plate KVX8309.

Police said Mumie provided a handgun to a friend who then accidentally shot himself while they were walking on Second Street in the borough.

Weatherly Police have asked the public not to attempt to apprehend Mumie. Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to contact Weatherly Police at 570-427-4241 and ask for Patrolman Eyer.

Mumie and the friend, Thomas Shawn Schreppel, 32, were allegedly going to confront a third man who was arguing with a woman Mumie was dating.

Police initially received a 911 hang up call from the Second Street area. When they arrived, neighbors said they had heard the gunshot.

The neighbors reportedly said they saw two men, believed to be Schreppel and Mumie, exit a maroon Jeep and walk down the street when the gun fired.

One man, later determined to be Schreppel, reportedly yelled, “I’m bleeding and I need to go to the hospital.”

The witnesses said the men got back in the Jeep and took off at a high rate of speed.

Officers directed 911 to contact area emergency rooms to alert them if any gunshot victims came in. A dispatcher responded that Lehigh Valley Hospital-Hazleton had a man with a gunshot wound come in.

Police interviewed the victim, Schreppel, who told them his friend Cletus Mumie Jr., had dropped him off at the hospital.

Schreppel said Mumie had given him a handgun as part of a plan to confront a third man in Weatherly. Schreppel is not licensed to carry a concealed weapon.

He said they got out of the vehicle and started walking, but then realized they had to turn around. Just as he turned around, he heard the gun go off, and realized he shot himself in the genitals. He said he threw the gun in the back seat of the Jeep as they were headed to the hospital.

Police searched for the bullet, which passed through Schreppel’s leg, at the scene but were unable to locate it. They did locate a single .25-caliber shell.

They later uncovered text messages showing that a woman had contacted Mumie to forcefully remove a man from an apartment on Carbon Street because he was arguing with her roommate. Mumie was reportedly dating the roommate.

Police charged Schreppel with illegally possessing a firearm, aggravated assault and related charges. He is currently out on $50,000 bail.