TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - A corrections officer in Pima County is on paid administrative leave after he shot through his own hand, and the bullet struck another man in the chest, authorities said Thursday.
Corrections Officer Raul Burruel was off-duty at the time, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department said. The agency is investigating the shooting that happened over the weekend but said it doesn’t believe Burruel intentionally fired the handgun.
Burruel and the other man were taken to the hospital with serious injuries.
Sheriff’s spokesman Deputy James Allerton said Thursday that he didn’t have any further details on the injuries or the conditions of the men.
Burruel, 30, has worked for the sheriff’s office for seven years.
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