A 16-year-old shot himself in the arm early Saturday morning.

The teenager said it was an accident, according to a Jacksonville Sheriff's Office email. The shooting happened about midnight, and emergency responders took the teenager to UF Health Jacksonville hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

The email didn't say how the teenager got the gun or who it belonged to. The investigation, the email said, is ongoing.

Andrew Pantazi: (904) 359-4310