TEXAS CITY, TX. (THECOUNT) — Three Texas City cadets were injured when a gun accidentally discharged at the police academy on Thursday night.

The shooting occurred at the College of the Mainland, according to officials.

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All three cadets were transported to area hospitals for treatment of non-life threatening gunshot injuries.

Investigators said two cadets were shot in the leg, and a third cadet was injured by shrapnel, reports ABC13.

It is unclear what led up to the accidental shooting.

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