ATLANTA — An Atlanta Police Department sergeant was taken to Grady Hospital early Monday morning after accidentally shooting his leg while putting a recovered firearm into evidence, the department said.
According to an APD statement, it happened around 2 a.m. Responding officers found the sergeant, whose identity was not released, after he "sustained an accidental gunshot wound to the leg."
"Units on scene applied a tourniquet to his leg, and he was transported to Grady in stable condition," the APD statement said. "Preliminary investigation indicates the Sergeant was submitting a recovered firearm into evidence when it accidentally discharged, striking him in the leg. The investigation remains ongoing at this time."
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