Shooting at Broken Bridges turns out to be accidental discharge

Reports of a shooting over the weekend at the Broken Bridges turns out to be accidental discharge.

According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley, the victim was getting ready to go out fishing, when he accidentally discharged his semi-automatic handgun.

Shirley says, the victim had the gun in his waist band and when he went to take it out, he accidentally shot himself.

No other details have been released at this time.

WNEG News will continue to follow this story and bring you updates as they become available.