A West Haven man was shot outside of an apartment complex in New Haven on Tuesday morning and police said that it was self-inflicted and accidental.

New Haven police were alerted about a gunshot victim on Sherman Avenue just after 11 a.m. and found a 38-year-old West Haven man with a gunshot wound to the upper leg.

His injuries are not life-threatening and he was taken to Yale-New Haven Hospital, according to police.

The investigation is underway and anyone with information is asked to call police at the New Haven Police Detective Bureau at 203-946-6304.