We now know the names of the people involved in the Tuesday morning shooting in the 1700 block of Greene Street in Jasper.
Police say 21-year-old Bereket Cox of Jasper was showing 44-old Douglas Hernandez, also of Jasper, his 9 mm pistol when it accidentally discharged.
Hernandez suffered a gunshot wound to the leg and was transported to and treated at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper.
Cox was charged with a felony count of criminal recklessness with a firearm and released to appear in Dubois Circuit Court.
