A man was was shot after another man accidentally discharged a handgun on Caldwell Lane in Clarksville Tuesday, according to the Clarksville Police Department.

When officers arrived on the scene around 2 p.m., they located a 20-year-old man who sustained a gunshot wound to his upper right chest area. Police said the man was shot by Dwight Seay, 47, after Seay accidentally discharged a .22 caliber handgun.

The victim has not been identified. He was taken to a Nashville hospital and was conscious and alert while being transported, according to police.

Seay was booked into Montgomery County Jail and was charged with reckless endangerment. He is being held on a $10,000 bond.

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