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A Conshohocken, Pa., police officer on a visit to the neighboring Plymouth Township Police Department station accidentally shot himself in the leg Wednesday. His injuries were not life-threatening.

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The call went out as a shooting inside the Plymouth Township Police Department in Montgomery County on Wednesday afternoon, but the incident wasn't what one might think.

It turns out that a Conshohocken police officer on a visit to the neighboring police station accidentally shot himself in the leg, the Times Herald of Montgomery County is reporting.

The 4 p.m. Wednesday incident occurred during a prisoner processing procedure, which Conshohocken police perform at the Plymouth police station, the newspaper reported, citing police.

The officer, who was not named by police, was shot in the leg when his weapon discharged.

According to the Times Herald, officers are required to secure their firearms prior to processing, and the officer shot himself after retrieving his gun.

The officer was taken to Einstein Medical Center Montgomery with non-life-threatening injuries, police told the newspaper.