WASHINGTON (AP) — A United States Park Police officer shot himself in the foot while attempting to fend off a raccoon.
Park Police said in a statement that the officer was attacked by the raccoon around noon Thursday on Horse Stable Lane in northwest Washington, where Park Police have horse stables as well as a fuel station.
Authorities say the officer was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Park Police said the raccoon was fatally shot by another officer at the scene.
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