Georgia landscaper injured in accidental shooting

EDITOR'S NOTE: This story originally comes from WSB-TV2 in Atlanta and can be read in full on its website.

A landscaper is recovering after mistakenly thinking a gun was not the real thing, Clarkston police said.

On Sunday, just before noon, Clarkston officers were called to an accidental shooting in the 1300 block of Brockett Road.

According to police, two landscapers were cutting grass when one of them saw what he thought was a toy gun lying in the grass.

CPD said when the gun was picked up and placed into a trash bag, the gun went off, hitting one of the workers in the forearm.