UPDATE: The attorney for the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office advised the county to not release the name of the man, since he's the shooting victim.

ORIGINAL STORY:

Lincoln County deputies responded to the county's gun range Sunday afternoon for the report of an accidental shooting.

During a training, one of the students accidentally shot himself in the upper thigh, according to Sheriff Rene Rodriguez.

The instructor and another student performed first aid. The shooting victim refused to ride in an ambulance.

It's unclear at this time if he drove himself or rode with another party to the hospital. The man's name has not been released.