Man accidentally shoots himself while filming video on how to use gun he just bought

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN/Gray News) - A 21-year-old Nebraska man was seriously injured when police say he accidentally shot himself while filming a video demonstrating how to use a gun he had recently bought.

The incident happened around 1:10 p.m. Tuesday in the parking lot of Scheels, a sporting goods store in Lincoln.

Lincoln Police say a 21-year-old man accidentally shot himself in the leg with a 9mm pistol that he had bought from the store earlier in the day. His girlfriend was taking a video of him demonstrating how to rack the pistol when it was accidentally discharged, according to police.

The bullet hit a major artery in the man’s leg. A tourniquet was applied at the scene and CPR was performed before the man was taken to the hospital by ambulance.

Police said he was in critical but stable condition and was undergoing surgery.