Sheriff: Man accidentally shoots self in foot

Albany County Sheriff’s officers say they investigated a report of a man injured by a gunshot.

It happened at around 6:20 p.m. Tuesday. Officers were notified that a man brought himself to Albany Medical Center with a gunshot wound to his foot. His injuries were not life-threatening, according to investigators.

Police determined that he accidentally discharged his rifle and shot himself in the foot while practicing at a property in the town of Rensselaerville.