MIAMI — A firearms instructor died after being accidentally shot in the chest Wednesday morning at a Miami-Dade County gun range, multiple news outlets report.
Police responded around 10:30 a.m. to the Trail Glades Range on Southwest 8th Street on a report of a shooting, according to CBS Miami.
The outlet reported that one witness said Customs and Border Protection officers are there every Wednesday for training.
"Officers came over and said stop shooting, stop shooting, someone's been shot. One of the people was shot," witness Dario Pedrajo told CBS reporters.
Pedrajo told CBS in part, "It's very strange. They're police officers. They're trained to use weapons. It is very uncommon. The range officers here are very careful. It is extremely unusual in my mind that this would involve a police officer instead of an inexperienced person."
The man killed was not identified but is believed to be in his 30s.
WPLG reported that two instructors were doing a demonstration and one shot the other in the chest.
"A great officer, a great family, and it's a tragic loss," CBP spokesman Michael Silva told reporters at a news conference.
The Miami-Dade Police Homicide Bureau will be investigating the incident.