Police officer in hospital after accidentally shooting himself in the leg
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Version 0 of 1. A Met police firearms officer is in hospital after he shot himself in the leg by accident. The marksman, a member of the specialist Flying Squad, was injured when his gun went off at a police armoury in Putney, south west London. No one else was present when it happened. The officer was taken to a hospital in south London, where he is in a stable condition, the Metropolitan Police said. A Scotland Yard spokesman said: “At 9am on Monday and officer was injured when a firearm in his possession was discharged inside a police building in Putney. “No other people were present at the time. The was officer was taken to a south London hospital where he remains in a stable condition. “Inquiries into the circumstances are under way and the Directorate of Professional Standards has been informed.” |