A 25-year-old man is charged with a number of firearms-related offences in connection with an incident earlier this year in Winnipeg in which another man was shot in the leg.

On April 6, two men, ages 24 and 25, got into a taxi on Gallagher Avenue, in the city's Weston area. They asked to be driven to Alexander Avenue.

During the ride, the 25-year-old took a sawed-off shotgun out of a bag and handed it to the 24-year-old man.

When the cab pulled up to the Alexander Avenue address, the man with the gun accidentally shot himself in the lower body as he was getting out.

The other man grabbed the gun and ran as the taxi driver took the injured person to hospital.

Police were called by the hospital and arrested the injured 24-year-old man, who was charged with a number of firearms-related offences and failing to comply with a probation order.

On Wednesday of this week, the 25-year-old man was arrested as well.

Both men remain in custody.