CLARION, Pa. (EYT) — A media report from Clarion County Office of Emergency Services indicates traumatic injury resulted from a gun shot wound to the hand that occurred around 10:15 p.m. on July 25, at Clarion University Police Building, on Thorn Street, in Clarion.

According to David N. Love, Director, Marketing and Communication, of Clarion University, a Clarion University Public Safety officer accidentally discharged his weapon when preparing to clean and store it.

The discharge resulted in non-life-threatening injuries to the officer who was treated at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh.

The officer, whose name was not released, is now home and recovering from a gunshot wound to his hand.

As standard protocol the Pennsylvania State Police were asked to conduct an investigation of the incident.

The above information was released to exploreClarion.com on July 28, 2014.