A Madison county sheriff's deputy accidentally shot himself in the leg during a drug raid in north Huntsville early this morning.

The deputy was taken to Huntsville Hospital for treatment of injuries that were not life-threatening, said Lt. Brian Chaffin.

"We were there to execute a search warrant and when he was securing his weapon, it discharged," Chaffin said. "His lower leg was injured."

Deputies were in the north part of the city serving search warrants at homes on Elizabeth Street and a second road when the accident happened. Details of the drug busts haven't yet been released.

Chaffin said the accidental shooting happened at the scene on the 3400 block of Elizabeth Street.

"He's at Huntsville Hospital now being treated," Chaffin said of the deputy.