Nassau police recruit accidentally shoots himself in leg during training, officials say
A Nassau County Police Department recruit accidentally shot himself, "piercing" his thigh and calf during a training session at the county-owned shooting range in Uniondale, police said. Credit: Newsday / Thomas A. Ferrara
A Nassau County Police Department recruit accidentally shot himself Wednesday, "piercing" his thigh and calf during a training session at the county-owned shooting range in Uniondale, police said.
The police recruit, whose name and age were withheld by the department, was attending firearms training at the Nassau County Rifle & Pistol Range when he "accidentally discharged" a single round from his service weapon during a drill, police said.
The recruit was taken to a hospital with nonlife threatening injuries, police said.
The recruit is a member of the department's latest police academy class of 69 trainee officers, who were sworn in on Oct. 3.
Nicole Fuller is Newsday's senior criminal justice reporter. She began working at Newsday in 2012 and previously covered local government.
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