Authorities say a 12-year-old boy suffered non-life threating injuries when was shot in the stomach after he dropped a gun and it fired.

The Fremont County Sheriff's Office says the boy had been outside of his Penrose home on Tuesday shooting a .22 caliber revolver. When the youth went back inside his home, he dropped the gun and it fired. The boy's stepfather was with him at the time.

According to KKTV-TV (http://bit.ly/KBg3LD ), authorities say there is no indication of foul play and their investigation is continuing.