(KAIR)--A Tuesday evening accidental shooting at an Atchison residence sent a man to the hospital.

Atchison Police Chief Mike Wilson told MSC News the 28-year-old man “sustained a non life threatening injury and was taken to the hospital by private vehicle for treatment.”

The victim, according to Wilson, “told officers he was cleaning the handgun when it discharged and a bullet struck him in the shoulder.”

The shooting happened shortly after 8:00 Tuesday night.

The investigation is continuing.