A police officer accidentally fired a round while unloading his pistol in a police station, and shrapnel struck a female officer's foot, according to an indictment read in court. The officer is charged with negligent discharge of a firearm.
According to details read in court and reported by N12, the defendant, a police officer, had interrupted an earlier procedure of unloading his pistol, and later resumed it. During the unloading process, he first removed the magazine, then pulled the trigger. A bullet that had been chambered during a previous cocking action was fired, hit the floor, and shrapnel struck a female officer's foot. The incident occurred at a police station. The officer is being prosecuted for negligent discharge of a weapon. There is no prior Zioneer context on this specific incident.
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