Sikeston police investigating shot to the head

Sikeston police officers are investigating reports that a man was inadvertently shot in the head Monday.

Around 3:50 a.m., the Sikeston Department of Public Safety received a 911 call from a caller stating her husband was accidentally shot with a gun, according to a news release issued by the department.

The victim was transported to the Missouri Delta Medical Center Emergency Room.

Sikeston's criminal investigations unit collected evidence at the scene and interviewed family members who were at home at the time of the incident. No arrests have been made, but the DPS is still investigating the case, according to the release.

No one at the police department was available to field media questions Monday afternoon, according to a dispatcher.