California man shoots self in foot, bullet also hits 9-year-old neighbor

SAN JOSE (KRON) – A man shot himself in the foot with a rifle and also hit a 9-year-old boy in the downstairs apartment early Wednesday morning in San Jose.

San Jose police received a report of a shooting at around 5:46 a.m. in the 1900 block of Almaden Road, according to San Jose police.

The boy was in bed sleeping in a downstairs apartment when the bullet went through the ceiling of his home and struck him in the leg, police said.

It is unclear what the man was doing with the rifle at the time.

The man and the boy were both taken to a hospital to be treated for gunshot wounds that are considered serious but not life-threatening, police said.

According to the police, the boy will need surgery for his injuries.

Police said it is still early in the investigation and they are not completely sure if it was an accident.