{"id":510938,"date":"2026-07-17T12:02:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T09:02:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipn.md\/police-officer-injured-after-his-gun-allegedly-discharged-accidentally\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T12:12:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T09:12:39","slug":"police-officer-injured-after-his-gun-allegedly-discharged-accidentally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipn.md\/en\/police-officer-injured-after-his-gun-allegedly-discharged-accidentally\/","title":{"rendered":"Police officer, injured after his gun allegedly discharged accidentally"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An employee of the Criuleni Police Inspectorate was injured by gunshot after his legally owned personal firearm was allegedly discharged accidentally. The incident took place on July 17 and was reported to the Orhei Police Inspectorate.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Contacted by IPN, the press officer of IP Orhei, Elena Baetrau, stated that at the time of the incident, the police officer was not on duty, being on leave. He suffered a wound in the left knee area.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Law enforcement officials are documenting the case to establish all the circumstances under which the incident occurred.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An employee of the Criuleni Police Inspectorate was injured by gunshot after his legally owned personal firearm was allegedly discharged accidentally. 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