By Allan Lengel
ticklethewire.com
A DEA agent got a little more than she bargained for when she went to the firing range in Los Angeles County.
The agent was shot and wounded in the hip after her gun accidentally discharged during a firearms training exercise on Sept. 28 at the DEA-authorized weapons range at the Pitchess Detention Center in Saugus, Calif., according to a DEA statement on Thursday, which came in response to an inquiry by ticklethewire.com.
The name of the agent, who is the daughter of a former DEA official, was not released.
The DEA said the agent’s pistol accidentally discharged while in the holster during a rescue training drill. She was treated at a local hospital for a non-life threatening injury.
The DEA said the incident is currently under internal review.
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