PETALUMA, Calif. - A 53-year-old Petaluma man was arrested Saturday night after police said he accidentally shot his roommate inside a home in the 1600 block of Baywood Drive.
What we know:
Petaluma police said officers responded around 8:04 p.m. Saturday after a resident called to report he had been accidentally shot by his roommate, later identified as Michael Millane.
Officers and fire personnel found the victim outside the home with a single gunshot wound to the leg.
He was taken to a local hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening, police said.
Millane later came out of the residence and was taken into custody without incident.
What's next:
Police said he is expected to be booked into the Sonoma County Jail on suspicion of negligent discharge of a firearm.
The firearm believed to have been used in the shooting was recovered, and the circumstances leading up to the incident remain under investigation, according to the police.