SAN ANTONIO — A man is now in the hospital after he accidentally shot himself in the stomach on the north side of town, police say.
Officials responded to the 18700 block of Stone Oak Parkway around 3:51 a.m. for reports of a shooting in progress.
When officers arrived at the location, which is an ice cream shop, they found a man in his late 20s with a single gunshot wound to his stomach. He was taken to University Hospital in critical condition.
SAPD says the call came in as an accidental shooting and witnesses corroborate that information. The victim told police he was at the ice cream shop for a party and went outside with another man to show him a gun. When the man was handing the gun back to the victim, it accidentally discharged, hitting him once in the stomach.
Police say they are continuing to interview witnesses and investigate the incident.
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