LAS CRUCES - A man accidentally shot himself on Friday afternoon at an apartment complex on Entrada Del Sol in Las Cruces.

Late afternoon, a call for help was reported on the police scanner for a response to a gunshot victim.

The man was cleaning a gun when it fired, striking him. It was inadvertent, police say.

"He shot himself in the leg," said Las Cruces Police Department officer Jason Sauceda.

The injury didn't appear to be life-threatening. The man was taken to a Las Cruces hospital.

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