Employee charged after accidentally shooting himself inside Lizard's Thicket restaurant, police say

Employee charged after accidentally shooting himself inside South Carolina restaurant, police say

Employee charged after accidentally shooting himself inside South Carolina restaurant, police say

An employee at a Lizard's Thicket restaurant in South Carolina, who is also a convicted felon, accidentally shot himself in the leg on Sunday night, according to police.

Forest Acres police said dispatchers got a 911 call about 6:15 p.m. about a man who had shot himself in the restaurant on Forest Drive.

Officers arrived and found an employee with a gunshot wound to the lower leg.

Officers immediately began rendering aid until EMS arrived and took the man to a nearby hospital.

Police said the investigation revealed that Thomas Montgomery, 34, had accidentally discharged his firearm while reaching into his bag for another item.

No one else was injured.

Police said they took possession of the firearm at the scene and Montgomery was charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, which is a felony.