Incident

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5-23-2018 Georgia Atlanta 1-1

Location

May 23, 2018

APD motors precinct
Incident Address

Incident Address

Atlanta, Georgia

Participants

Type: Victim
Participant Characteristics:
- Law Enforcement
Name: Officer
Age: 40
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: Unharmed

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Accidental Shooting
Accidental Shooting - Injury
Accidental Shooting at a Business
Accidental/Negligent Discharge
Officer Involved Incident
Officer Involved Shooting - Accidental discharge
Officer Involved Shooting - Officer shot

Notes

initially reported as self-inflicted, Atlanta PD say an officer changing into street clothes accidentally shot another officer

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/police-officer-stable-after-accidentally-shooting-himself-investigators-say/755449664

URL: https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/atlanta-police-officer-accidentally-shoots-himself/85-557703389

URL: http://www.cbs46.com/story/38264226/police-officer-accidentally-shoots-himself

URL: http://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/police-atlanta-officer-accidentally-shoots-himself

District

Congressional District: 5
State Senate District: 36
State House District: 60