Megan Diskin

megan.diskin@vcstar.com, 805-437-0258

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A Ventura man was taken into custody Saturday night in connection with negligent discharge of a firearm, officials said.

Ventura police said officers were called at 8:10 p.m. after a woman found a bullet hole in the wall of her apartment in the 1300 block of East Santa Clara Street.

The woman told police she suspected it came from a neighboring apartment. As officers investigated, they found that the woman's neighbor, a 46-year-old man, was intoxicated and suffering from a gunshot wound to the leg, authorities said.

Authorities said he was handling his gun when he accidentally fired off a round that hit him in the leg, then went through the wall.

He was treated at the scene, then taken to Ventura County Medical Center to be treated for the injury that was not life-threatening, police said. After being medically cleared, he was expected to be booked into county jail on suspicion of negligently discharging a firearm, police said.