Chicago cop accidentally shoots own finger while cleaning gun on South Side
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CHICAGO (Sun-Times Media Wire) - A Chicago police officer accidentally shot himself in the finger Friday at a South Side station.
The officer was cleaning his gun when it inadvertently discharged and struck his pinky finger, Chicago police said.
He was taken to a hospital in good condition, and was treated and released, police said.
The incident happened about 11:10 a.m. in the Gresham District station in the 7800 block of South Halsted, police said.