A city police officer was taken a hospital Friday night after he accidently shot himself, the NYPD said.
It happened around 8:15 p.m. near Third Avenue and Baltic Street in Boerum Hill, according to police.
Police say the officer accidentally pulled the trigger of a gun and shot himself in the torso.
Sources say the NYPD officer was working undercover during a drug buy-and-bust operation at the Wyckoff Garden Houses.
The NYPD said the officer was transported to Brooklyn Methodist Hospital and was expected to be OK.