A woman was hospitalized Sunday afternoon after she was shot in the leg while a male relative was handling a firearm in an apartment.

Police arrested Sheldon R. Pettibone, 22, following the incident, in which he is accused of negligently discharging a firearm in an apartment on the 5200 Block of West 47th Street. Pettibone faces charges of simple assault and reckless discharge of a firearm, but police spokesman Sam Clemens said the incident remains under investigation.

Pettibone remains in custody, Clemens said. He has his first court appearance Tuesday afternoon.

“It seems to be that he was cleaning his gun at some point,” Clemens said.

The woman, 23, was hit in the thigh. She was not identified, and Clemens did not know if she was still in the hospital.

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