A man who told police that someone had shot him in the leg later admitted that he accidentally shot himself, investigators said Thursday.

The man, 19, told officers that someone shot him while in the 4700 block of 22nd Street Wednesday night, said Tuscaloosa County Metro Homicide Unit assistant commander Capt. Kip Hart.

His injury wasn't life-threatening. He later told investigators that he accidentally shot himself, Hart said. Officers recovered the gun.