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A man may have shot himself on the dance floor of a Cleveland club, police say.

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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A 25-year-old man may have accidentally shot himself on the dance floor of a Cleveland nightclub, police reports say.

Investigators reported that the man's injuries were consistent with having a gun in his waistband that accidentally fired.

The incident happened about 2 a.m. Sunday at Valo, a restaurant and lounge in the 12700 block of Larchmere Avenue.

Police were called to the restaurant after someone reported shots fired. Officers saw a large crowd running out of Valo.

Officers initially couldn't find a victim and no witnesses or employees cooperated with police.

University Hospitals officials notified police about 40 minutes later that a 25-year-old man came to the hospital with a gunshot wound to his right thigh.

The man told police he was at the restaurant for a family party and was dancing when he heard a single gunshot. He said he then felt a stinging sensation in his leg and realized he was shot, according to police.

He told the investigators that he ran to the bathroom and that a woman drove him to the hospital. The man initially told police that his cousin drove him to the hospital but didn't know her name. The woman told police she's the man's girlfriend.

Investigators noted that the direction of the bullet that hit the man, along with a burn on his foot that appeared to be from a bullet fragment, was consistent with an accidental shooting.

Restaurant workers told police that they typically check everyone for guns, unless they know the person.

When asked about the possibility the man shot himself, he "seemed nervous" and denied that he had a gun.

The man was treated at the hospital and was arrested on an outstanding warrant for a violating the terms of his probation in an attempted breaking and entering case.

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