A Massachusetts State Trooper sergeant was injured Tuesday afternoon in what appears to be an accidental weapon discharge of a shotgun while at the department’s Emergency Vehicle Operations Center in Ayer.
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No one other than the injured sergeant, who has been on the force since 1987, was involved in the incident, Procopio said. The trooper was hit by buckshot, a type of shell that breaks apart and releases pellets.
He is being treated at UMass Medical Center in Worcester.
In a statement, a state police spokesman said “The investigation into the exact facts and circumstances of the discharge, and compliance with department weapons policy is ongoing”. He is assigned to Troop H in South Boston.
The trooper, a sergeant who has not been named, suffered non-life-threatening injuries to his leg, police said.
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Sgt. William Nasuti, 51, shot himself at the department’s Emergency Vehicle Operations Center, 5 Investigates has learned. Officials also store new cruisers there.
