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UK: Police marksman suspended after shooting civilian during pistol demonstration
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"A police marksman is under investigation after accidentally shooting a colleague in an extraordinary blunder."
"The victim, a civilian employee, was seriously injured in the accident at a lecture room at the HQ of Thames Valley Police near Oxford."
"He was apparently being shown the workings of a police Glock pistol when it went off, blasting him in the torso." [emphasis added]
"The victim, aged in his 50s, was left writhing in agony with blood pouring from the wound."
"He underwent emergency surgery and his condition was described as serious but stable."
"The hugely embarrassing incident prompted a major internal investigation and stunned officers." ... |
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