LEMON GROVE, Calif. (AP) - Authorities say a federal agent accidently shot a California sheriff’s deputy in the leg while unloading a handgun.
The San Diego Union-Tribune reports (https://bit.ly/2dd6zwn ) that Lemon Grove sheriff’s spokeswoman Jan Caldwell says the injury is not life-threatening. The agent was unloading the gun Tuesday after it was seized by a joint task force.
The deputy was taken to a hospital and is expected to survive.
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The names of the deputy and the federal agent were not released.
Caldwell says the task force found the handgun after serving a search warrant.
Sheriff’s detectives are investigating the shooting.
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Information from: The San Diego Union-Tribune, https://www.utsandiego.com
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