RARITAN TWP. — A Flemington police officer apparently accidentally shot himself this afternoon and sustained injuries that are not life-threatening, officials said.

The shooting took place inside a parked police vehicle in the parking lot of a strip-mall at 299 Main St. in the township. According to people at the scene, it was near the Cook to Order eatery and take-out business.

“Members of the Flemington-Raritan Rescue Squad and paramedics from Hunterdon Medical Center responded to the scene to treat the victim officer,” Prosecutor Anthony P. Kearns III said in a news release. The officer “was transported to the hospital in stable condition. The officer’s name is being withheld because of to the ongoing investigation.”

The shooting was reported around 2:25 p.m.

County Chief of Detectives John J. Kuczynski and Flemington Police Chief George Becker joined Kearns in making the announcement. The Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating the incident, they said.

The officer’s name and type of weapon used were not released, nor the reason he was in the township.

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