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Cop accidentally shoots himself in leg, foot
A DeKalb County police officer suffered a minor injury in a gun accident Thursday.
DeKalb Police Department spokeswoman Mekka Parish told the AJC that the officer accidentally shot himself in the leg and foot at a shooting range.
Parish did not identify the officer. She said the injury was "not serious."
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