Incident
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3-19-2015 New Jersey Elizabeth 1-1
Location
March 19, 2015
Port Authority Vehicle Inspection UnitElizabeth, New Jersey
Participants
- Type: Victim
- Participant Characteristics:
- Law Enforcement
- Name: Officer
- Age Group: Adult 18+
- Gender: Male
- Status: Injured
- Type: Subject-Suspect
- Relationship: Co-worker
- Participant Characteristics:
- Law Enforcement
- Name: Officer
- Age Group: Adult 18+
- Gender: Male
- Status: Injured
Incident Characteristics
- Shot - Wounded/Injured
- Accidental Shooting
- Accidental Shooting - Injury
- Accidental/Negligent Discharge
- Cleaning gun
- Officer Involved Incident
- Officer Involved Shooting - Accidental discharge - no injury required
- Officer Involved Shooting - Officer shot
Notes
Officer cleaning gun injures himself and a colleague when gun accidentally discharges.
Guns Involved
1 gun involved.
- Type: Unknown
Sources
District
Congressional District: 8State Senate District: 20
State House District: 20