Lincoln Police say a man cleaning his gun accidentally discharged the weapon and the bullet went through a child's bedroom next door.

It happened around 5:15 p.m. near 1700 W. Garfield Street.

Police say the man racked the slide, pointed the gun at the wall and fired. He thought the gun was empty, but a round fired through the wall of his house.

The bullet was found in the wall of a child's bedroom next door.

Police say luckily no one was home or injured at that house.

The man was cited and released for discharging a weapon in city limits.

Lincoln Police say the man did the right thing and immediately called police.