SALINA- Law enforcement authorities in Saline County are investigating an accidental shooting.

Police reported they conducted a traffic stop in 6000 Block of South 5th Street just after 5:30p.m. on Thursday.

Police believed Shane D. McMillin, 24, was possibly wanted on a warrant.

When McMillin got out of the car, officers noticed he had a gunshot wound above his left knee.

A resident near the traffic stop thought they had heard a gunshot about the time the traffic stop occurred, according to police.

McMillin was taken to Salina Regional Health Center for treatment and then booked into the Saline County Jail on drug charges and criminal discharge of a firearm.

Officers recovered a handgun and personal use amounts of methamphetamine, marijuana, and mushrooms.