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imaluckyduckie OP t1_j55rren wrote

ELIZABETH — A Jersey City police officer who accidentally shot himself late Tuesday afternoon is expected to make a recovery.

RLS Metro Breaking News reported the officer was removing his holster while on West Jersey Street in Elizabeth around 5:30 p.m. His service weapon went off shooting him in the groin.

The officer was taken to University Hospital in Newark where he is expected to recover, according to the Union County Prosecutor's Office, which is investigating the incident along with Jersey City and Elizabeth police.

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Economy-Cupcake808 t1_j55uui1 wrote

That sucks. Wonder how this stuff ends up happening. You hear about faulty service weapons injuring officers from time to time.

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sb319 t1_j567gtq wrote

Finally, a good cop.

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Hipster-Stalin t1_j5694sw wrote

This is some minority report stuff right here, stopping a perpetrator before a crime occurs.

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doglywolf t1_j56a6dl wrote

that internal safety strikes again

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kittyglitther t1_j56uj6l wrote

So a good guy with a gun stopped a bad guy with a gun?

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kczar18 t1_j59xj9j wrote

Is Plaxico Burress on the JCPD payroll!?

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