Shooting by other person-intentional · Gunshot wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at United States Marshals Service, S. Lamar Blvd., OXFORD, MISSISSIPPI 38655
on — Gunshot wounds, affecting the hip(s).
Final narrative
An agent was arresting a fugitive that was in a car. When the fugitive was told to get out of the car, he shot the agent in the right hip.
HospitalizedHip(s)Suspect not yet apprehended
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