A Virginia Beach police officer was accidentally shot with another officer’s gun during a struggle with a suspect on Thursday morning, cops said.
The Virginia Beach Police Department said the incident unfolded on Thursday around 10:20 a.m. at Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital.
According to the Department, the officer was shot “in a lower extremity” but sustained only minor injuries. Police say the shooting occurred during a struggle between an officer and a “subject in police custody.”
During the struggle, one officer’s gun accidentally discharged and hit another officer. It remains unclear who pulled the gun out of the holster at the time.
A tweet from the department only said the bullet hit the officer in “a lower extremity.”
