Columbus police are investigating an accidental shooting in Franklinton Wednesday evening.
Officers were called just after 7:35 p.m. to the 800 block of Greenfield Drive on the report of a shooting.
Authorities located a 13-year-old boy next to an apartment building suffering from a gunshot wound to his foot.
The boy was taken to a local hospital and is expected to be OK.
He said he was shot as a result of a drive-by shooting, but it was later discovered that a handgun he was concealing accidentally discharged.
This incident remains under investigation.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the Columbus Police Felony Assault Unit at 614-645-4141 or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers.
