Police: Retired NYPD officer accidently shot herself in torso
A retired NYPD officer is in critical but stable condition after an apparent accidental shooting in Sheepshead Bay, police tell News 12.
•
Dec 25, 2018, 3:47 AM
•
Updated 2,213 days ago
Share:
A retired NYPD officer is in critical but stable condition after an apparent accidental shooting in Sheepshead Bay, police tell News 12.
They say the 53-year-old woman was cleaning her gun when it went off, with the bullet striking her in the torso.
Police blocked off part of the sidewalk during their investigation on Gravesend Neck Road and East 13th Street.
Officials were still on the scene Monday night. The former officer was recovering at the hospital.
More from News 12
0:31
FDNY responds to apartment fire in Bath Beach
1:58
Very cold and windy today; temps to warm up and rain expected Saturday
0:33
FDNY crews respond to fire at three-story building in Crown Heights
0:23
NYPD: Teen boy shot, woman grazed in Bed Stuy
1:37
Gov. Kathy Hochul announces new subway safety initiative
1:47
