Linh Ta

lta@dmreg.com

An Iowa man who accidentally shot himself is suffering from non-life threatening injuries, according to a news release from the Madison County Sheriff's Office.

Around 4 p.m. Thursday, the sheriff's office received a call that a man was shot in the 1500 block of North River Trail.

Responding deputies found the man who was shot. A preliminary investigation shows he may have accidentally shot himself and there is no public threat. He was transported to a Des Moines hospital by ambulance, according to the release.

An investigation on the shooting is on-going.