LONG BEACH, CA — A man was injured after a gun accidentally fired in Long Beach, police say.
Officers responded to a report of a shooting in the 1700 block of Sherman Place just after 12:30 a.m. Thursday, the Long Beach Police Department said.
When officers arrived, they found a man with non-life-threatening injuries to his lower body, police said.
Officers helped the man, then Long Beach Fire Department rescuers took him to a hospital, police said.
An investigation into the shooting, which police say was accidental, is ongoing.