Instructor and trainee shot, wounded in gun accident at Georgia’s law enforcement academy

Two people suffered gunshot wounds Monday in an apparent firearms-training accident at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center in Forsyth, officials said.

The victims’ wounds were not thought to be life-threatening, though the two were taken by ambulance to a Macon hospital for treatment.

The incident happened early Monday afternoon, and further details were not immediately available Tuesday.

Officials familiar with the shooting told The Telegraph that a bullet fired from a gun during a training session struck an Atlanta-area police officer in the calf and then hit an instructor in the foot.

The training center where the shooting happened sits along Interstate 75 in Monroe County and is where most of the state’s law enforcement officers are schooled.

This story was originally published May 24, 2022 at 12:56 PM.

Joe Kovac Jr.

The Telegraph

Joe Kovac Jr. writes about local news and features for The Telegraph, with an eye for human-interest stories. Joe is a Warner Robins native and graduate of Warner Robins High. He joined the Telegraph in 1991 after graduating from the University of Georgia. As a Pulliam Fellowship recipient in 1991, Joe worked for the Indianapolis News. His stories have appeared in the Washington Post, the Seattle Times and Atlanta Magazine. He has been a Livingston Award finalist and won numerous Georgia Press Association and Georgia Associated Press awards.