STATEN ISLAND, NY — A 24-year-old man was shot Wednesday morning in New Springville, according to the NYPD.

Police are investigating whether the licensed gun owner accidentally shot himself, according to a source familiar with the matter.

Officers responded around 2:38 a.m. to nearby Glenn Road, where a 24-year-old man was found shot once in the left leg. He was taken by EMS to Richmond University Medical Center in West Brighton in stable condition, according to a spokesman for the NYPD’s deputy commissioner for public information.