While clearing an unoccupied, vacant area of the building on the first floor, one E.S.U. member, a sergeant, did unintentionally discharge one round from his firearm. The sergeant was attempting to assist other officers in gaining entry to a locked office to make sure there was no one hiding inside. The team gained access to the office and found that there was nobody inside. Moving forward, we we will obviously counsel the officer and send him to retraining and reevaluate him.

Source: New York Times May 03, 2024 17:47 UTC