The LaRue County Sheriff’s office investigated an accidental shooting that occurred about 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21.

According to LaRue County Sheriff Russell McCoy, officials responded to a call for an accidental shooting from Bird Road near Mt. Sherman. Upon arrival, the victim, a LaRue County resident claimed he had dropped a .22 revolver, which had misfired, causing a self-inflicted wound in his upper left chest area.

McCoy said the victim was attended by Emergency Medical Services and transported conscious and alert by helicopter to the University of Louisville hospital. As of October 22, he said the individual remains in the hospital and no surgery has been performed.

The individual’s name has not been released.