A 21-year-old man shot his friend in the rear end Monday night in Bloomington when his firearm accidentally discharged.
No serious injuries were reported and no charges were filed after the incident, said Bloomington Police Department Capt. Steven Kellams.
The man had been showing his 22-year-old friend his gun, a 9 mm glock pistol, while sitting on a couch in his residence, on the 2600 block of South Addisyn Lane.
As the 21-year-old was discussing the pistol, he assembled it and disassembled it. The firearm then discharged, hitting the friend in his left rear thigh.
The gun owner immediately drove his friend to IU Health Bloomington Hospital where he was treated for his gunshot wound. He was later released.
At about 11:30 p.m., BPD officials responded to a call from the hospital, which is required to report gun-related incidents to law enforcement, Kellams said. After investigating the case, BPD authorities deemed the incident an accidental firearm discharge.
“These guys were life long, best buddies,” Kellams said.
