State police: Connecticut officer arrested after accidentally shooting self

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BRIDGEPORT >> A city police officer who accidentally shot himself in the leg in a crowded eatery has been arrested on a gun count, state police said.

Resident Juan Santiago, 55, was charged with unlawful discharge of a firearm in connection with the Dec. 17 incident at the Bagel King on Main Street, state police said.

Santiago was sitting with three other city officers when he mishandled a pistol and it fired a shot through his left thigh, state police alleged. No one else was injured. Santiago was treated at a hospital.

Santiago turned himself in Monday morning. He was released on a promise to appear Feb. 18 in Superior Court, state police said.

A message seeking comment was left Tuesday for Santiago’s lawyer, John R. Gulash Jr. of Gulash & Riccio, Bridgeport.

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Information from: Connecticut Post, http://www.connpost.com