February 03, 2011
UPDATE 12.28pm: A SENIOR constable has been injured after an unintentional shooting at Victoria Police's HQ.
A police spokeswoman confirmed the 31-year-old officer was shot at the Flinders St police centre about 8am today.
"A member has been injured in an unintentional discharge of a firearm," she said.
She said the male constable suffered non-life threatening injuries to his hand in the incident.
The officer was believed to be inside the Flinders Street building at the time, she said.
"It appears to be error rather than any issue or fault related to the firearm," the spokeswoman said.
An ambulance attended the scene and brought the officer to the Alfred Hospital.
The spokeswoman said the firearm was not one of the new semi-automatic Smith and Wesson pistols.
"The weapon involved was not part of the semi-automatic rollout," she said
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