NORWALK, Conn. — A Connecticut man has been charged after police say he shot himself in the leg with his own gun while in a crowded movie theater.

The Hour reports that 51-year-old Theo Theomopoulos of Shelton turned himself in to police Thursday for the Sept. 8 shooting at the Bow Tie Royale theater in Norwalk.

He is charged with unlawful discharge of a firearm, second-degree reckless endangerment and breach of peace.

Police say they were called to the theater at 11:10 p.m. after the shooting. Theomopoulos told them he was watching the movie when he accidentally pulled the trigger and shot himself in the leg.

He had a valid permit for a 9 mm handgun. Police seized the weapon.

Theomopoulos was scheduled to be arraigned later Thursday in Norwalk Superior Court.