DAVIE, FL. (THECOUNT) — A Davie police officer accidentally shot himself Friday morning while allegedly firing his service weapon at a charging dog, say police.
The officer was attempting to shoot a dog that charged at him at a home on Southwest 116th Way, Davie police Lt. Mark Leone said.
The officer was expected to be OK, as is the dog that was grazed by the bullet, reports Local10.
It is unknown why the officer had arrived at the residence.
No other information was immediately made available.
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Geo quick facts: Davie is a town in Broward County, Florida, United States. The town′s population was 91,992 at the 2010 census. Davie is a principal city of the Miami metropolitan area, which was home to an estimated 6,012,331 people at the 2015 census – Wikipedia.
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