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Quit hitting yourself: Wash. man punches himself over possible government shutdown

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SILVERDALE — A 27-year-old contract employee for Puget Sound Naval Shipyard on Friday told Kitsap County sheriff’s deputies he had hit himself in the face because he was “freaking out” over a possible government shutdown.

The shutdown was averted when Congress approved a budget late Friday, less than two hours before the federal government would have officially run out of money to keep many government services in operation.

Deputies had been called to a home on the 11000 block of Voyager Lane in Silverdale at about 10:45 p.m., where the man and a 21-year-old Silverdale woman said they had been arguing.

The man said he was worried about the prospect of no work and mounting bills. According to a report by a Kitsap County sheriff’s deputy, he “advised he was freaking out over the impending government shutdown” and struck himself with his fist on the right side of his forehead, causing a visible knot.

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