Cay Hill:--- Doctors at the St. Maarten Medical Center had to perform an emergency operation on the owner of Total Security, Lester Boland on Friday afternoon. According to information reaching SMN News, Boland was accidentally shot in his home in Cole Bay. Sources say Boland who was celebrating his birthday on Friday was looking at a weapon he wanted to purchase from someone who took it to him. SMN News learnt that Boland and his wife went home after having lunch when the third person visited him. It is understood that Boland was shot in his stomach. Police Spokesman Geronimo Juliet confirmed the shooting. Juliet said police believes the shooting was accidental. Detectives and forensic workers were busy processing the crime scene on Friday afternoon. It is not known if anyone was arrested at this time.