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Sheriff’s office in Louisiana investigating “accidental” shooting

The specific joke was not detailed in the affidavit released by the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. (Getty Images)

LULING, La. (BRPROUD) – The St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported shooting on Sunday night.

The shooting took place on Paul Fredrick St. and left one person hurt.

SCPSO says a 19-year-old man sustained “an accidental, self-inflicted gunshot wound.”

The gunshot victim was taken to a local hospital for treatment.

The St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office is letting the public know that they should expect more police in the area after this incident.