OOLTEWAH, Tenn. (WDEF) – One person is recovering tonight after accidentally shooting themselves in the leg.

It happened around 6:00 p.m. tonight in the 8500 block of Steam Side Drive in Ooltewah.

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Hamilton County Sheriff’s Deputies and medical personnel responded to that location on a report of an accidental shooting.

The person was taken to the hospital with non life threatening injuries.