NEW YORK (PIX11) – Two officers are now on modified duty after an officer discharged their service weapon inside a subway station, striking a civilian and another officer, PIX11 News has learned.
An NYPD officer accidentally discharged their weapon inside Brooklyn’s Kingston-Throop Avenues subway station on Thursday, officials tell PIX11.
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When the gun was fired, a fragment of the discharged bullet struck another on-duty officer, police said.
A further investigation revealed that another fragment also struck a 34-year-old civilian and subway bystander. The 34-year-old female victim sustained minor injuries…