Ex-San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Josh Morgan accidentally shot himself with his own gun and has been charged.
According to a crime report by the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office in Virginia, sheriff's deputies responded to reports of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at a home around 9 p.m. on Jan. 31. TMZ was the first to report about it.
According to the crime report, Morgan claims he was “cleaning his gun” when the weapon was discharged unintentionally. He was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Morgan, currently a free agent, was drafted by the 49ers in the sixth round of the 2008 NFL Draft, and played for them professionally in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011. He was signed by the New Orleans Saints prior to the 2015 season but did not make the team.
Morgan, 30, has been charged with reckless use of a firearm, a misdemeanor.
