# Gunshot wounds at U.S. Department of Justice
> OSHA SIR `2023099019` · 9/29/2023 · IRMO, SOUTH CAROLINA
## Severity
- **2 hospitalizations**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Shooting by other person-intentional
- **Source:** Suspect not yet apprehended
- **Secondary source:** Pistol, handgun, revolver
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Department of Justice
- **Location:** 1170 Kinley Road, IRMO, SOUTH CAROLINA, 29063
- **NAICS:** 922190
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

Two law enforcement officers were executing an arrest warrant. After entering the residence, the assailant opened fire with a pistol, shooting one deputy in the right ankle and the other in the left femur bone. Both deputies required hospitalization and surgery.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*