A boy accidentally shot himself Saturday afternoon, inflicting a gunshot wound that was not life-threatening, police said.

Montgomery police and fire medics responded to the shooting at about 4:50 p.m. in the 6400 block of Atlanta Highway, Sgt. Tina McGriff said in an email.

First responders took the boy to the hospital. There was no update to his condition by noon Sunday.

Police did not immediately release any other information about the incident.

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Alex Gladden is the Montgomery Advertiser’s public safety reporter. She can be reached at agladden@gannett.com or on Twitter @gladlyalex.

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