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Harrisonburg officer injured investigating animal complaint
From WHSV-TV https://www.whsv.com/2021/03/21/harrisonburg-officer-injured-investigating-animal-complaint/
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - Officers with the Harrisonburg Police Department responded to an animal complaint just before 10:30 p.m. Saturday near Edom Rd. and Virginia Ave.
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In an attempt by local ranchers to capture the animal, it became injured, and officers were forced to intervene.
One Harrisonburg Police officer was injured by gunfire in the encounter and was taken to Sentara RMH and later transferred to UVA Medical Center for treatment of a non-life-threatening injury.
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In an attempt by local ranchers to capture the animal, it became injured, and officers were forced to intervene.
One Harrisonburg Police officer was injured by gunfire in the encounter and was taken to Sentara RMH and later transferred to UVA Medical Center for treatment of a non-life-threatening injury.
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Some unverified tweets indicate that the wounding was caused by another officer.