The man told police he tossed the gun and it accidentally went off.

Winthrop Taylor was already facing several charges stemming from a separate December incident that included a three-hour crime spree in the Highlands, carjackings and a shootout with police that injured one person.

A man was shot and killed Wednesday inside an apartment in Jeffersontown.

Mikal T. Ballard, 27, was arrested on Tuesday and charged with murder, assault and burglary.

Two people were shot inside the home. 

Police found a man who had been shot.