LAFAYETTE COUNTY, Miss. (WTVA) - A Lafayette County teen accidentally shot her grandfather in the back of the head with a shotgun.

The incident took place on County Road 104 on Thursday.

Chief Investigator Alan Wilburn confirms the 13-year-old was playing inside a home with what is described as an old model, double barrel shotgun. Pellets went through a wall, hitting her 66-year-old grandfather while he was sitting outside.

The man was taken to the hospital. Wilburn says his injuries are non life threatening.