GREEN, Ohio -- A firearms instructor accidentally shot himself in the thigh during a training session at the Summit County Sheriff's Office training facility Tuesday.

Sheriff's Inspector William Holland said the officer works for the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy, but declined to identify him.

Holland said at 11:41 a.m., the trainer "inadvertently shot himself in the leg while conducting a training session. The officer unholstered his weapon and discharged a round into his upper thigh."

The officer was taken to a hospital by the Green Fire Department. His condition is unknown.