A St. Paul man has been sentenced to two years of probation for accidentally shooting himself while playing basketball at an elementary school open house when there were 40 to 50 people in the gym and most were children.

A man accused of accidentally shooting himself at a St. Paul elementary school earlier this year has pleaded guilty to a weapons charge.

A shooting outside a St. Paul school stemmed from a fight between young people and they later told police that talk of gang affiliations came up, according to a court document filed Thursday. A 14-year-old boy was wounded in the leg outside Washington Technology Magnet School while classes were going on inside,