A man was shot with a hunting rifle in the Pleven region, the police announced.
The incident occurred in Koynare on November 22.
On a street in the city, a 48-year-old man, out of carelessness, fired a shot with his legally owned weapon and wounded a 40-year-old fellow citizen in the leg.
The injured man was hospitalized in Pleven - his life is not in danger. The shooter voluntarily surrendered his rifle. Both of them tested negative for alcohol.
Drug samples were also taken. The case has been referred to the prosecutor's office.