Lincoln Police cited a 44-year-old man with unlawful discharge of a firearm after he accidentally fired his gun in his apartment.

The incident took place on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. when the man was putting a new grip on his .45 caliber handgun.

The gun discharged, sending a bullet through his apartment wall before it was stopped by the exterior brick wall of the next building over.

There were no reported injuries, and the man was cited for unlawful discharge of a firearm in the city.