Saskatoon police have charged a 40-year-old man found suffering from a gunshot wound to his leg in the Pleasant Hill neighbourhood on Monday.
The initial report came in as an unknown problem at a house in the 2100-block of 20th Street West at roughly 4 p.m. CT.
Officers arrived to find the injured man, as well as a shotgun, in the backyard.
There were two other men in the home and the door appeared to be broken.
Police said further investigation revealed the 40-year-old man “accidentally” fired the shotgun while attempting a home invasion, shooting himself in the leg.
He was treated for non-life threatening injuries in hospital and released back into police custody.
The Saskatoon man is facing six firearms-related charges, as well as offences for break and enter, breach of undertaking, and breach of probation.
Police said they do not believe the home invasion was random in nature.
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