A shooting early Wednesday in St. Joseph has been ruled an accident.

According to St. Joseph Police Capt. Jeff Wilson officers responded to the 200 block of Illinois just before 7 a.m. to find a victim with a gunshot wound to the leg.

Initially the story was reported that the victim told dispatchers he was shot in the leg as he walked home, by an unknown, older white male, who may have been intoxicated.

“After speaking with the victim he admitted that he had accidentally shot himself at his home,” Wilson said.