UPDATED at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday with more details.

ST. LOUIS • A man who accidentally shot himself in the leg was rushed to a hospital Sunday night but died there of his wound, police say.

Authorities gave more details about the shooting Tuesday, but still weren't naming the man until it could be confirmed that his next-of-kin had been notified of this death.

The man, 27, was taken to St. Louis University Hospital about 8 p.m. with a gunshot wound, police said. Officers called there learned the man had accidentally shot himself in a car in the 2000 block of North Florissant Avenue, north of downtown.

Two people were with the man at the time of the shooting, police said. They told investigators the man had been moving the gun from his lap to the back of the vehicle when the weapon discharged.

One of the witnesses drove the man to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

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