Police officer injured in accidental shooting at Phoenix police station

PHOENIX (AZFamily) – A Phoenix police officer was hospitalized Monday morning after an accidental shooting.

The shooting occurred around 9:30 a.m. in the Phoenix Police Department’s South Mountain Precinct, near 7th and Southern Avenue.

According to police, an officer was in the rear parking lot of the precinct when “his service weapon accidentally discharged.” Officers say he suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound below his torso.

No further details were released. Phoenix police confirmed that an internal investigation is underway.

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