A Miami Beach police officer was accidentally shot Saturday by a colleague during a struggle with a suspected armed man.
The incident happened at about 12:30 p.m. when Miami police issued an alert concerning a possibly armed man walking on the Venetian Island Causeway, the Miami Herald reports. Miami Beach police confronted the man, and an altercation broke out.
While the struggle ensued, a shot from the gun of one of the officers struck the second officer in the leg, according to WPLG-TV. The wounded officer was rushed to the hospital and was in stable condition.
Police detained the suspect, and he was taken to a medical facility for a mental health evaluation.
