Shooting by other person-intentional · Gunshot wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Federal Bureau of Investigation, 3732 SW Topeka Blvd., TOPEKA, KANSAS 66609
on — Gunshot wounds, affecting the arm(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was shot and wounded in the arm while serving an arrest warrant as part of an arrest team.
HospitalizedArm(s), unspecifiedSuspect not yet apprehended
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