Officers arrived to East Avenue near Floral Avenue after receiving reports of a man with a laceration on his neck before 8 pm Monday night. Officers located the unidentified 45-year-old man walking on East Avenue bleeding profusely from his face and neck. The man was not able to tell the officers what had happened to him so officers followed the blood trail to a residence where they found evidence that a firearm had been discharged. The man was taken to the hospital where he was able to explain that he had accidentally shot himself while handling the firearm.