Cop Shot Himself In The Leg In Parsippany: Police

PARSIPPANY, NJ — A police officer accidentally shot himself in the leg Thursday morning at a training facility in Parsippany, police said.

The officer, who police did not name, was at the Morris County Public Safety Training Academy Firing Range completing weapons qualifications, police said. The officer was with the Department of Human Services, Parsippany police said. The accident happened around 10:30 a.m.

Fellow officers and academy employees immediately helped the officer, police said. He was taken to Morristown Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries by the Par-Troy EMS.

No other injuries were reported.

Editors Note: A previous version of this article misstated which department the officer was with.