Man shot in the foot by off-duty cop

Sunday, April 04, 2010

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- An off-duty Houston police officer inadvertently shot a man in the foot on Saturday.

Police say the officer approached a man while working security at an apartment complex off Spring Rain on Saturday for a noise complaint. A struggle started and the officer pulled his gun. He dropped it and the gun went off.

The bullet hit the ground and fragments hit the man in the foot. He was taken to a hospital, but should be OK.

 

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