Incident

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1-17-2019 Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1-0

Location

January 17, 2019

Incident Address

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Participants

Type: Victim
Participant Characteristics:
- Law Enforcement
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Injured

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Accidental Shooting
Accidental Shooting - Injury
Stray bullet
Officer Involved Incident
Officer Involved Shooting - Officer shot

Notes

Officer shot in hand by ricocheting bullet from fellow officer shooting attacking dog.

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: http://www.philly.com/news/philadelphia-police-shooting-dog-attack-20190118.html

URL: https://www.pennlive.com/news/2019/01/officer-hit-by-bullet-as-colleague-shoots-attacking-dog.html

URL: https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/North-Philadelphia-Police-Ricochet-Bullet-Shooting-Dog-504505301.html

District

Congressional District: 2
State Senate District: 2
State House District: 197