Editor’s note: This article has been updated to include a statement from Rep. Will Ainsworth. See update below.

State Rep. Will Ainsworth (R-Guntersville), the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor, confirmed on Tuesday night that his wife was involved in a gun-related accident earlier that day.

“While skeet shooting with our family on Tuesday evening, my wife, Kendall, was involved in a minor accident and suffered an injury that required staples,” Ainsworth outlined in a statement.

Fortunately, she is expected to make “a full recovery” after she was “released shortly after being treated.”

Ainsworth praised God and thanked the many people who had prayed for her.

“Through God’s grace and the intercessory prayers of thousands of family members, friends, and supporters, the emergency room doctors who attended to her injury predict a full recovery, and she was released shortly after being treated,” Ainsworth said.

He concluded, “I will be stepping away from the campaign trail for a few days in order to remain home with Kendall as she heals.”

Ainsworth’s statement came after he posted the following on Facebook on Tuesday evening.

Ainsworth faces Democratic nominee Will Boyd on the November 6 general election ballot.

UPDATE:

In a statement to Yellowhammer News on Wednesday, Ainsworth gave an update on the situation, saying the accident apparently stemmed from a stray projectile during the skeet shooting, not the gun itself.

“The doctors who treated Kendall said it was a clean cut that required staples to close. It is believed she might have been hit by a piece of the throwing mechanism or debris from a clay while she was shooting. We are thankful for the many prayers said on her behalf by concerned citizens across the state,” Ainsworth explained.

Sean Ross is a staff writer for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @sean_yhn