A 25-year-old woman is recovering after accidentally firing a bullet into her thigh Tuesday while cleaning her boyfriend's handgun.

Bismarck Police say they responded to the 2000 block of Grimsrud Drive shortly before 8 p.m.

She told police when cleaning the handgun she pulled the slide back to unload it and a bullet jammed in the chamber.

She says while trying to clear the jam, the gun fired hitting her left thigh.

She was transported to the hospital for non-life threatening injuries, and the case was forwarded to the city attorney for further review.