Police Officer Accidentally Shoots Self In Leg During Training On Cape Cod

HARWICH, MA — A police officer on Cape Cod accidentally shot himself in the leg during gun training Wednesday morning, according to Harwich police.

Police said the shooting happened around 10:30 a.m. at the firing range on Depot Road. Officers from several towns were participating in the Municipal Police Training Committee’s Bridge Academy program. One of the officers accidentally fired his gun during one of the drills and shot himself in the right leg, police said.

The officer, who was not identified, was taken to Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis and is in stable condition.

Police said The Municipal Police Training Committee will handle the investigation of the shooting.