Atlanta police sergeant accidentally shoots himself, taken to Grady Memorial Hospital

ATLANTA — An Atlanta police officer accidentally shot himself early Monday morning.

Police said that at around 2 a.m. officers responded to the Atlanta Public Safety Annex after an APD sergeant had shot himself in the leg.

An investigation determined that the sergeant was putting a recovered firearm into evidence when the gun went off accidentally.

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Police did not identify the sergeant, who is stable at Grady Memorial Hospital.

Officers are continuing to investigate this incident.

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