HOLDEN MA June 15 2013— An Assumption College campus police official accidentally shot himself in the foot this morning while at a shooting range in Holden.
Deputy Chief Keith S. Hough, 55, received a bullet wound to his right foot when his handgun went off as he was placing it in his holster, according to District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr.'s office, which investigated the 8 a.m. shooting.
The deputy chief was taken to UMass Memorial Medical Center — University Campus, where his condition was listed as good.
The shooting occurred inside a mobile firing range parked in front of the old fire station on Main Street, according to Police Chief George Sherrill.
“It appears to be accidental,” Chief Sherrill said.
The district attorney's office said the deputy chief was participating in a live-fire police training program provided by Blue Line Corp., a private vendor.
The 48-foot mobile range trailers are used by police departments to train in various simulated scenarios. They are soundproof, bulletproof and built by a Department of Defense contractor.
Source: news telegram
Deputy Chief Keith S. Hough, 55, received a bullet wound to his right foot when his handgun went off as he was placing it in his holster, according to District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr.'s office, which investigated the 8 a.m. shooting.
The deputy chief was taken to UMass Memorial Medical Center — University Campus, where his condition was listed as good.
The shooting occurred inside a mobile firing range parked in front of the old fire station on Main Street, according to Police Chief George Sherrill.
“It appears to be accidental,” Chief Sherrill said.
The district attorney's office said the deputy chief was participating in a live-fire police training program provided by Blue Line Corp., a private vendor.
The 48-foot mobile range trailers are used by police departments to train in various simulated scenarios. They are soundproof, bulletproof and built by a Department of Defense contractor.
Source: news telegram