Chinese businessman accidentally shoots friend in foot

A 42-year-old Chinese man is being treated for a gunshot wound he received after his friend accidentally fired his gun on Monday afternoon.

Police said the 39-year-old businessman, also Chinese, was cleaning his licenced firearm at a Gulf View businessplace when he accidentally fired a single round near his friend's right foot.

The man was taken to the San Fernando General Hospital where he was treated for bullet fragments that were lodged in his foot.