Agents accidentally shot while gun being holstered
Published: 8/5/08, 8:45 PM EDT
EL PASO, Texas (AP) - Two federal agents wounded in an accidental shooting at the federal courthouse were shot when a U.S. Marshal's gun went off as he was trying to holster it, federal authorities said Tuesday.
Officials with the U.S. Marshal Service said a deputy marshal and a U.S. Border Patrol agent suffered gunshot wounds Monday morning when the marshal was trying to holster his gun after removing it from a security locker. The agents were in a secure hallway on the courthouse's third floor.
The agents, whose names have not been released, were treated at a local hospital after the incident and have since been released.
Rule #3 for those of us who don't mind being reminded.
Published: 8/5/08, 8:45 PM EDT
EL PASO, Texas (AP) - Two federal agents wounded in an accidental shooting at the federal courthouse were shot when a U.S. Marshal's gun went off as he was trying to holster it, federal authorities said Tuesday.
Officials with the U.S. Marshal Service said a deputy marshal and a U.S. Border Patrol agent suffered gunshot wounds Monday morning when the marshal was trying to holster his gun after removing it from a security locker. The agents were in a secure hallway on the courthouse's third floor.
The agents, whose names have not been released, were treated at a local hospital after the incident and have since been released.
Rule #3 for those of us who don't mind being reminded.