An off-duty Hoover police officer is under investigation after a dispute with his wife early Saturday resulted in a handgun being discharged, according to state authorities.
A statement from Lt. Jon Riley of the State Bureau of Investigation said the agency will be looking into the incident.
The off-duty Hoover police officer was not identified in the media statement.
According to Riley’s statement, Hoover police and fire responded at 1:53 a.m. Saturday to a call of a person being shot at a location on Village Center Street. Police found a 31-year-old woman with a gunshot wound to her arm. The woman was transported to UAB Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
The woman's husband, the off-duty police officer, call 911 and said he and his spouse were involved in a domestic incident and were wrestling over a handgun when it fired, according to the SBI statement.
The officer was detained by Hoover police until Jefferson County sheriff deputies arrived at the scene, the SBI said. The SBI said it also responded to the scene and will be the primary investigating agency.
The officer is being questioned by SBI agents.
Hoover police said in a statement that the officer will be placed on administrative leave pending outcome of the investigation.