Often in the Lawrence Police Department’s activity logs I’ll see incidents reporting gunshots fired or heard. Once officers arrive on scene it’s not uncommon for them to discover that the ruckus actually came from fireworks, a car backfiring, electrical transformers exploding or any other loud noise.

But if you were around the 2500 block of Lazy Brook Lane Friday night and you heard a loud noise. Well, that was actually a gunshot.

Nothing nefarious, though. In fact it was an accident that left one Lawrence man injured, police said.

Around 8:26 p.m. on Friday police were called to Lawrence Memorial Hospital for a report of a possible shooting on Lazy Brook Lane, said Lawrence Police Sgt. Laurie Powell. They arrived to find an injured 43-year-old man.

The man accidentally shot himself and was then driven to the hospital by a “personal vehicle,” Powell said. His injuries are considered nonlife-threatening.

Police are continuing to investigate the incident, Powell said.

Further information regarding how the man was shot, where he was shot and what type of weapon he was shot with was not immediately available.

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