Victim injured in accidental shooting at downtown Dallas Omni

A shot fired inside a hotel room at the downtown Dallas Omni Hotel was the result of an accidental shooting, according to Dallas police.

The shooting happened Friday night at the hotel on Lamar Street around 10:30. Police responded to a call about a shooting on the 23rd floor of the hotel. They found a victim with a gunshot wound in the torso lying in the hallway. The victim had been inside the hotel room with friends and somebody accidentally fired the shot, police said.

The victim is being treated at Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas.