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Police Detective accidentally shot by colleague
A young Detective Constable was admitted to hospital after a round from his colleague’s gun struck him in his leg while they were on duty at the Fort Wellington Police Station yesterday.
Police in a statement yesterday afternoon said that Detective Constable Andel Doris is in a stable condition at the Fort Wellington hospital while his colleague, a General Duty rank, is under close arrest.
The police explained that about 14:15 hours, a Police Constable who was on duty at the Enquiries Office at the Fort Wellington Police Station and who was armed with a service .38 revolver, is reported to have been in the process of taking off the firearm when a round was accidentally discharged.
The round struck Detective Constable 19182 Doris, who was also on duty at the station, in his leg. He has been admitted to the Fort Wellington Hospital for medical treatment.
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