A man is accused of lying to police officers about a shooting that injured a woman in Richmond.

On Friday, the victim drove to the gas station at Kroger where she asked for help. She was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. At the time, police told WKYT she was not cooperating with their investigation.

On Tuesday, Sam Lambert was arrested in Richmond. Citing his arrest citation, the Richmond Register reports Lambert admitted to accidentally shooting the victim in his home. But police say Lambert made the admission after first lying about the victim being shot by someone on Fourth Street.

Police said they found blood in Lambert's home. He allegedly told police that he was playing with a revolver when his finger slipped off the hammer, causing the gun to discharge. The victim was struck in the arm and chest.

Lambert is charged with wanton endangerment, falsely reporting an incident and possession of marijuana.