Paige Godden

pgodden@registermedia.com

A 23-year-old Des Moines man accidentally shot himself in the leg Saturday afternoon.

Tanner Shaw, 23, shot himself in the leg when his 9 mm pistol he usually keeps in the driver's side door of his truck went off unexpectedly, according to a police report.

Officers were called to 2420 Merle Hay Road at about 4:47 p.m. When they arrived, they noticed Shaw sitting inside of an Orange Dodge Ram in the driveway.

Shaw told officers he usually carries his handgun inside of a baseball cap while he walks from his house to his truck, to conceal the weapon from his neighbors.

He said he usually keeps the hat and gun in the driver's side door of his truck, but as he went to put the gun and the hat in the door he accidentally pulled the trigger and shot himself in the leg.

Shaw was transported to Iowa Methodist Medical Center via ambulance.

The incident is still under investigation, according to the police report.