Man charged after he accidentally shot his friend, police say [Video]

SALT LAKE CITY — A man is in custody after allegedly accidentally shooting his friend, leaving him in critical condition, police said.

The Salt Lake City Police Department said they responded to reports of a shooting in the area of Indiana Avenue and Emery Street in Poplar Grove on Friday evening. When they got to the home, they found one man had been shot.

“Based on the preliminary investigation, a 21-year-old man and his friend were outside manipulating a firearm,” the police department said in a press release. “The 21-year-old suspect is accused of handling a firearm in a manner that created a substantial risk of death or serious bodily injury to another.”

The suspect is accused of pulling the trigger and shooting his friend, but he told officers it was an accident, police said.

First responders provided emergency medical care to the victim on scene, and he was transported to a hospital with critical but non-life-threatening injuries, according to …