An armed police officer was today in hospital after accidentally shooting himself in the leg.
The male officer, a member of the Met’s Flying Squad, was holstering a police-issued firearm at a station in Putney, south London, when it went off.
An investigation has been launched into the cause of the incident. The officer was alone in the armoury at the time.
A Scotland Yard spokesman said: “At 9am on Monday and officer was injured when a firearm in his possession was discharged inside a police building in Putney.
“No other people were present at the time. The was officer was taken to a south London hospital where he remains in a stable condition.
“Inquiries into the circumstances are under way and the Directorate of Professional Standards has been informed.”
