The Associated Press
JEFFERSON, N.J. (AP) -- A Hopatcong Borough police officer accidentally shot himself in the leg during a firearms qualifying session, the Morris County Prosecutor’s office said.
The officer, who was not identified, was completing a quarterly firearms qualifier when the accident occurred. All Hopatcong officers are required to pass the qualifier to keep their marksmanship and gun handling skills sharp.
The wound was not life-threatening, and the officer was taken to Morristown Memorial Hospital, where he was in stable condition Thursday afternoon, said Capt. Paul Kalleberg, a spokesman for the prosecutor’s office.
The accident happened at the Jefferson Township firearms range in Morris County at 12:15 p.m., Kalleberg said.