Crime & Safety
From A Patch Nearby: Mercer Island Police Detective Accidentally Shoots Self In Buttocks
A seven-year veteran with the Mercer Island Police Department was injured by his own weapon on Thursday after handcuffing a narcotics suspect in Shoreline.
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A Mercer Island Police detective was taken to Harborview Medical Center after accidentially shooting himself in the buttocks while on duty Thursday morning.
The unidentified narcotics detective had just served a warrant and made an arrest on the 19200 block of Stone Way North in Shoreline and was reholstering his gun when the weapon discharged at 10 a.m.
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He was immediately transported to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle where the gunshot wound was described as a minor injury.
"He is doing fine," said MIPD Commander Leslie Burns. "If anything, his pride is damaged as much as his buttock."
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The detective was working on assignment with the Eastside Narcotics Task Force, and is a seven-year veteran with the Mercer Island Police Department.
