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Parsippany PD: Officer OK After Shooting Himself In Leg During Firearms Training

A police officer from the Department of Human Services was hospitalized with minor injuries after accidentally shooting himself in the leg during firearms training Thursday, authorities said.

A police officer from the Department of Human Services was hospitalized with minor injuries after accidentally shooting himself in the leg Thursday.

A police officer from the Department of Human Services was hospitalized with minor injuries after accidentally shooting himself in the leg Thursday.

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The officer was in the process of completing his weapons qualifications at the Morris County Public Safety Training Academy Firing Range when his gun fired into his thigh around 10:30 a.m., Parsippany Police Chief Andrew Miller said.

He received immediate medical assistance from other officers and academy staff before Parsippany-Troy EMS took the officer to Morristown Medical Center with non life-threatening injuries, the chief said.

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