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Cops: C.W. Post instructor shoots self in leg

An adjunct professor at the C.W. Post Campus

Photo credit: Jim Staubitser | An adjunct professor at the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University in Brookville shot himself in the leg Thursday morning at Lorber Hall, Nassau County police and school officials said. (Nov.17, 2011)

An adjunct professor at the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University in Brookville accidentally discharged a weapon outside his classroom at the school Thursday, shooting himself in the leg, police said.

The professor, John Carney, 72, was taken to a hospital for treatment and is listed in stable condition, Nassau County Police Det. Lt. Kevin Smith said.

Smith and college officials...

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