A Mead man on Wednesday accidentally shot himself in the arm while he was showing his parents how to use a gun.

Longmont police records show officers responded to Longmont United Hospital at about 4:30 p.m. to document the incident.

Cmdr. Jeff Satur said the 29-year-old man was showing his parents, who reside on the 1800 block of Terry Street, how to use a gun because they recently had been burglarized.

The man suffered minor injuries, and his family drove him to the hospital.

Satur said the man was remorseful about being careless with the pistol. Police charged him with unlawful discharge of a firearm and referred him to the Longmont Community Justice Program.

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