A trooper at the Belfast state
police barracks accidentally discharged his gun and shot himself in the leg
Thursday afternoon, police said.
A Pennsylvania state trooper at
the Belfast barracks in Northampton County accidentally discharged his gun and
shot himself in the leg Thursday afternoon.
He was taken to St. Luke's in
Fountain Hill and is reported to be in stable condition as of 6 p.m. A
spokesperson for the state police said the trooper's injuries are not life
threatening.
While she would not directly
confirm the trooper accidentally shot himself, police spokeswoman Maria Finn
did say there were no other people involved in the discharge of the weapon. She
added police are not considering it a criminal incident.
She additionally stated that
there is no danger to the public, and an internal investigation is pending.