DOUGLAS COUNTY—Law enforcement are investigating what police now believe is accidental shooting in Lawrence.
Just before 7p.m. Wednesday police found several people in and around the apartment near 19th and Naismith, according to a media release. One man had been shot in the abdomen. Officers worked to slow the bleeding and provide other lifesaving measures until medics from Lawrence Douglas County Fire Medical arrived.
Crime Scene Investigators processed the scene and detectives brought several witnesses in for questioning. The victim was transported to a trauma center by ambulance. The man who fired the gun is cooperating with police. Police released no additional details late Wednesday.