Shooting in elite unit office: Senior police officer discharges bullet from his gun, lightly wounded in hand
A senior police officer, head of a department in Lahav 433, discharged a bullet from his personal firearm in an office in Lod and was lightly wounded in his hand. The incident occurred around 9:00 AM, a Magen David Adom team treated him on site, and he was evacuated to Sheba Hospital. The police opened an investigation and reported the incident to the Police Internal Investigations Department.
An unusual incident in the police: A senior officer at the rank of department head in the Lahav 433 unit discharged a bullet from his personal firearm this morning (Monday) in the unit's offices in Lod. The incident occurred around 9:00 AM, when a gunshot was heard in one of the offices. A Magen David Adom team that was called to the scene provided initial treatment to the officer at the scene, and afterward he was evacuated in light condition to Sheba Hospital at Tel Hashomer, suffering from a light injury to his hand. The police opened an investigation to clarify the circumstances of the incident. The police stated that in accordance with procedure, a report was transferred to the Police Internal Investigations Department (Mahash), and after their approval, an investigating officer will be appointed for the incident. This is a relatively rare incident of a bullet discharge in the offices of the elite unit, raising questions about personal weapon security procedures at police headquarters.