A prison of­fi­cer ac­ci­den­tal­ly shot him­self in the foot while clear­ing his firearm in a car yes­ter­day morn­ing.

Po­lice said at 1 am, the of­fi­cer, who is as­signed to the Re­mand Yard Prison in Arou­ca, was in the front pas­sen­ger seat of his car, which was be­ing dri­ven by a fe­male friend.  They were re­port­ed­ly head­ing to the woman’s home at Quinam Road, Siparia, to spend the night.

On the way there, the prison of­fi­cer de­cid­ed to clear his gun when it dis­charged and a 9mm bul­let hit him in his left in­step.