Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe NEW YORK, May 10 (UPI) -- A New York City police officer replacing his holstered gun with another firearm accidentally shot himself in the stomach. Capt. William Roge, a 23-year veteran of the force and the commander of Transit District 3 in Washington Heights, shot himself with his off-duty .38 revolver Monday before he secured his 9 mm in his holster, the New York Post reported. Advertisement Doctors at St. Luke's Hospital removed the bullet, which did not strike any vital organs. "It was a miracle that he was not more badly hurt," said one surgeon.
