Man shoots self in leg

SIKESTON -- A Sikeston man was injured after accidentally shooting himself in the leg Friday.

According to Sikeston Department of Public, at 9:30 a.m. Friday, officers received a report of a man with a gunshot wound. The man, who had come to emergency room at Missouri Delta Medical Center, initially told officers he'd been shot in a drive-by shooting at the 300 block of East Gladys Street.

Upon further investigation, the man reportedly told officers he was showing his .22-caliber gun to a friend at the 300 block of East Gladys. He didn't have the safety of the gun on and accidentally shot himself in the leg, according to DPS.

Further information was unavailable.