An officer attached to the Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) was shot in the chest by another officer in what was allegedly an accident.
Inspector Archie Miller is in critical condition at Doctors Hospital after being shot around 5:00am during a “covert” police operation in southwest New Providence.
The name of the officer was not released.
This is the second officer to be shot in the past month.
Constable Latroy Bodie was shot on November 4, while siting in his car near the residence of a friend in the Miami Street area.
After being wounded, Bodie drove himself to Police Headquarters and was rushed taken to the hospital. He has since been released.
Bodie was off-duty at the time. It is not clear if the shooting was related to his work or his personal life.
