In a building on Varshavskaya Street in St. Petersburg, in a weapons cleaning room, a police officer accidentally shot himself in the leg while handing over his pistol.
A police officer in St. Petersburg was injured due to an unintentional shot due to negligence, as reported by representatives at the St. Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast Main Department of Internal Affairs.
It was previously established that a police officer in the Moskovsky district of St. Petersburg, while in the room for cleaning weapons, accidentally shot himself in the leg. He independently sought medical help. The victim was taken to the hospital in Janelidze.
An official investigation is being conducted into the incident.