Man hospitalized after accidental shooting Sunday in Shreveport

SHREVEPORT, La. - A Shreveport man shot Sunday while he and others handled firearms has been arrested for having a stolen handgun in his possession, Shreveport police said Monday in a news release. 

The shooting was reported after 4 p.m. in the 8000 block of Gilmer Bayou Lane. Officers found Xzayveion Freeman suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to his left hand and left thigh. 

Freeman was taken to Ochsner LSU Health for treatment of what was determined to be non-life threatening injuries. 

While securing the scene, officers saw multiple guns inside the house. One had been reported as stolen. 

Detectives interviewed Freeman at the hospital, who reportedly said the shooting was accidental. He said it happened while he and others were handling and making adjustments to a firearm. The description he provided matched the stolen gun, police said. 

A search warrant was obtained for the house, resulting in the seizure of additional evidence. Witnesses were interviewed, too, providing information consistent with the evidence collected and determination the shooting was accidental. 

Freeman was arrested on a charge of illegal possession of a stolen firearm.