MAGNOLIA, Ark. (AP) – The police chief of a south Arkansas city suffered minor injuries Tuesday when he was struck by gunfire when a fellow officer’s gun discharged, authorities said.
Magnolia Police Chief Todd Dew was wearing a bullet-resistant vest when the gun discharged, the Banner-News reported.
According to a joint statement released by police and prosecutors, the officers were serving an arrest warrant Tuesday morning on a man who was wanted for absconding from his probation.
The statement said the officer’s gun accidentally discharged as the authorities entered a home in Magnolia, about 115 miles (185 kilometers) southwest of Little Rock.
Authorities said Dew suffered minor injuries and was taking to a hospital in Magnolia for observation.
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