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Detroit police officer hospitalized after fellow officer shoots him while aiming at charging dog
Published September 19, 2022
A Detroit police officer was hospitalized with a gunshot wound after an officer fired at a charging dog but the bullet missed the canine and instead struck his partner, police said.
The officer was hospitalized in stable condition Sunday evening at Sinai-Grace Hospital with a leg wound he suffered in the accidental shooting, police said.
The officers were responding to a mental health call on the city’s west side when one officer fired a round at a charging dog, only to accidentally wound his partner.
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"The dog charged at the officers, the officers, fearing for their safety, one officer fired one round at the dog," said Detroit police Commander Brian Harris told WXYZ-TV.
"The round didn’t strike the dog, it struck his partner in the lower right calf."
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Detroit police said Monday that the wounded officer "was treated and has since been released from the hospital."
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