An actor in Norwood's historical reenactment yesterday was struck in the leg by shrapnel from a replica gun that exploded, said a release from the Norwood Police Department issued today.

Police did not release the name of the 46-year-old Norfolk man, but said today that his injuries were non life-threatening.

At 6:03 p.m. on the Fourth of July, Norwood Police received a medical emergency call from the reenactment happening at Subway Hill. Residents in the area told Norwood Patch that one party was taken from the scene in an ambulance with a leg injury.

Initial reports that the actor had been shot were unfounded, police said today. Police spokesman Kevin Grasso said in the release: "It was reported last evening on Channel 7 that someone had been shot by live rounds during the Military Reanactment at Subway Hill."

"This did not happen," the report continued. "A replica miniature Howitzer gun exploded sending a broken piece into the thigh of one of the (reenactment) actors."

Officer Thomas Annino was at the location and assisted the injured party in what was originally believed to be a femoral artery injury. The victim was transported by the Norwood Fire Department to Norwood Hospital.