Fairfax County Cops

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DART police officer accidentally shot


A Dallas Area Rapid Transit police officer was accidentally shot on a gun range in southeast Dallas County Tuesday afternoon. According to spokesperson Carmen Castro, the shooting happened at the Kenneth Mitchum Gun Range, where the Dallas County Sheriff's Office has its official training facility. The officer's injury is described as a "minor scrape" and a few other people were scratched by flying debris when the bullet ricocheted. It's not clear if the injured officer was shot by another person or by his or her own weapon