A Franklin County, New York, man is in critical condition after what police are calling an accidental shooting.

New York State Police say it happened at a home on Route 33 in Chateaugay Wednesday around 6:30 p.m.

Authorities say Michael West, 20, is in critical but stable condition at the University of Vermont Medical Center for a gunshot wound to his torso.

They say the circumstances of the shooting are still under investigation, but they believe it was accidental.