JACKSON, MI – A Jackson man on his way to breakfast with friends Thursday morning went to the hospital instead after unintentionally shooting himself in the IHOP parking lot, police say.

Police and rescue crews were called at about 9:50 a.m. Thursday, March 7, to IHOP, 1213 N. West Ave., for a report of a gunshot victim, Jackson Director of Police and Fire Services Elmer Hitt said.

The 30-year-old man was with his girlfriend and a friend parking in the IHOP parking lot on their way to eat at the restaurant when he got out of the car, went to holster his handgun and it went off, striking him in his left thigh, Hitt said.

The man called 911 and admitted to unintentionally shooting himself, police said.

The was gun legally owned by the man and he had a valid concealed carry permit with him at the scene, Hitt said.

The man was taken Henry Ford Allegiance Health to be treated for injuries that were not life-threatening, Hitt said. The shooting was ruled accidental, he said.