Texas Officer Accidentally Discharges Sidearm in High School—Nobody Injured

An officer with the Mesquite (TX) Police Department reportedly was inspecting his weapon in an office on Thursday at a local high school when the firearm accidentally discharged.

According to the Dallas Morning News , the officer—whose name has not been released—was alone in the room when the AD occurred.

He reportedly removed the magazine but neglected to empty the chamber and accidentally fired a single round, police said.

The round "ricocheted off the concrete floor and disintegrated," according to a written statement from the department.

Nobody was harmed in the incident.