BELLINGHAM, WA (MyBellinghamNow.com) – A Whatcom County Sheriff’s deputy is recovering after accidentally getting shot during an arrest.

The Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office says that their deputies were called to help Lynden Police take a suspect into custody on Tuesday afternoon.

Police say that the suspect, identified as a 52-year-old man from Blaine, had displayed a handgun and left an area of the Guide Meridian.

The man was pulled over and arrested near the intersection of Axton Road. The gun accidentally went off and struck a deputy after the suspect was arrested.

The deputy was taken to PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center, where they were treated and released.

A portion of the Guide was shut down for a considerable period of time during the incident and has since reopened.