A Brockton man shot himself in the leg Friday morning in Tamaqua, telling police it was an accidental discharge.

Officers and emergency medical services were dispatched to 117 Coal St. at 4:53 a.m., where they found Matthew Curvy, 26, of 230 Valley St., Brockton, on the sidewalk with a gun shot wound to his left leg. Two friends of the victim, Nathan Fritz and Joseph Rolenaitis, were attempting to staunch the bleeding with a leather belt.According to the men's statements, Curvy recently purchased the property and Fritz and Rolenaitis were going to help him "fix it up."The men were exiting the house when a black 9 mm Taurus pistol, carried by the victim, fell to the ground and discharged. The bullet entered the victim's thigh and exited below the knee.Curvy was transported in the Tamaqua Community Ambulance to a Lehigh Valley area hospital, as medical helicopters were grounded due to the weather.The Taurus is registered to a Ralph Schneck in Pottsville and police were unable to determine if Curvy has a valid permit to carry a firearm, awaiting confirmation from the Schuylkill County Sheriff's Office.