PLYMOUTH — A Norristown police officer apparently shot
himself accidentally in the leg at the indoor firing range late Thursday
morning at the Montgomery County Fire Academy.
“We are investigating a report of someone having an
accidental, self-inflicted wound,” said Plymouth Deputy Police Chief John
Myrsiades. “The gunshot may have grazed his leg and may have entered his calf.”
The accidental shooting occurred at 11:08 a.m.
Norristown Police Sgt. Robert Langdon was airlifted by
PennStar helicopter for treatment at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital,
said Norristown Police Chief Willie Richet.
He was using his own personal off-duty weapon to qualify to
carry it off-duty,” Richet said. “He was conscious and alert when they took him
out of there.”
Myrsiades said Langdon was training at the indoor firing
range with other Norristown police officers.
The Plymouth police department and Montgomery County
Detectives will investigate the incident.
We will update this story with more details as they are made
available.
