SOMERVILLE, MASS. (WHDH) - A Somerville police officer was injured Wednesday following the accidental discharge of their department-issued firearm, officials said.
The officer, whose name has not been released, suffered a non-life-threatening injury as a result of the discharge, according to the Somerville Police Department. They have since been treated and released from the hospital.
No one else was injured as a result of the incident.
“The officer’s firearm was holstered at the time of the discharge,” Somerville Police Chief Charles Femino said in a statement.
An internal investigation is ongoing.
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