A Plainview man was transferred to a local hospital after he was accidentally shot in the leg in North Dakota.
The Richland County Sheriff's Office says Arnulfo Junior Lopez, of Colfax, was showing 43 year old George Standinger of Plainview his .22 caliber pistol when it accidentally discharged about 1 p.m. Thursday on a farm near Barney, North Dakota.
Authorities say the bullet hit Standinger's right leg and lodged in his ankle. Standinger was transferred to St. Francis Medical Center in Breckenridge. The Sheriff's Office says Standinger's condition is unknown, though the injury is not believed to be life threatening.