Just before 9:00 a-m, Saturday Haven EMS and Reno County Deputies responded to the 11,000 block of Paney Circle Drive, which is in the southeast corner of the county for an accidental shooting.
When they arrived they found 52-year-old James D. Meyer, had been shot in the upper left leg.
Meyer and his brother Don were setting up to do some reloading and James attempted to remove a magazine from a .40 caliber handgun when it discharged.
The victims brother Don who was in the room called 911 and began treating his brother James until EMS arrived. James was transported to Via-Cristi St. Francis Regional Medical Center in serious condition.
Sheriff Captain Wayne Baughman says the incident is being investigated as an accidental shooting.