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An estate constable accidentally shot himself in the foot during a routine patrol in Marabella on Thursday night.
The 36-year-old constable, employed with Amalgamated Security Services, was on patrol in the Marabella Police District with a colleague, checking TSTT installations.
Shortly before 10.00 p.m., he was checking an installation at the Pointe-a-Pierre Bridge when he leaned over a railing while holding his issued Escort 12-gauge shotgun. The firearm discharged and he was struck in his right foot.
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