PD: Pinehurst man shot himself in the foot

A 19-year-old man accidentally shot himself in the foot this weekend while attempting to take apart a friend's handgun.

Pinehurst Police Chief Fred Hanauer III said in an email police received reports that a gunshot victim was dropped off at the Golden Triangle Emergency Center, 3107 Edgar Brown Dr. in Orange, at 11:40 a.m. Saturday.

The man told police he was westbound on West Park Avenue near Camelot Drive when he accidentally shot his foot, Hanauer said. The other occupants of the vehicle dropped him off at the emergency center and left.

The 19-year-old wouldn't give police additional details, Hanauer said.