LAS VEGAS (AP) - Police in North Las Vegas say a member of their SWAT team accidentally discharged his gun in a January incident that left a man injured.
KLAS-TV reported (https://bit.ly/2mt4OBS) Tuesday that police have released the results of their investigation into the Jan. 2 shooting and are calling it an accident.
Police say Sgt. Michael Booker accidentally fired his gun and struck a man who was driving in his car while the SWAT team was responding to a barricade nearby.
The driver sustained a gunshot wound to his foot and was taken to a hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening. He was later released.
Booker remains on administrative leave while the police department conducts an internal review of the shooting.
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Information from: KLAS-TV, https://www.klas-tv.com
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