RCMP investigating after Charlottetown officer's gun goes off in its holster outside jail

No injuries were reported after a Charlottetown police officer's service handgun went off on Thursday morning — while still in the holster.

It happened as the on-duty officer was getting out of his police vehicle near the Provincial Correctional Centre in Milton Station.

In a statement Friday, a "deeply concerned" Charlottetown Chief of Police Jennifer McCarron said the "holstered handgun was not being manipulated" by the officer at the time of the shot, which was reported around 11:30 a.m. Thursday.

RCMP media relations officer Cpl. Gavin Moore told CBC News investigators have seen video of the incident, and have ruled out "any human error, any human action, any potential criminality" in the case.

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