By JONATHAN ZWEYGARDT
Hays Post

ELLIS — An Ellis man was hospitalized after accidentally shooting himself in the leg Wednesday morning.

According to Ellis Police Chief Taft Yates, officers were called to the 400 block of Washington at 9:53 a.m. Wednesday for the report of a man with a gunshot to his leg.

Yates said the 50-year-old man had a small .380 Derringer-type pistol in his pants pocket, and the gun accidentally went off while the man was in the restroom.

The bullet hit the man in the calf and, according to Yates, the injury did not appear to be life threatening. He was taken to Hays Medical Center. No other information on his condition was available.