Marble Falls ISD school resource officer injured after accidentally shooting himself in the leg

MARBLE FALLS, Texas (KXAN) -- A school resource officer in Marble Falls was injured and airlifted to a hospital after accidentally shooting himself in the leg Friday evening, according to school district officials.

Marble Falls Independent School District posted on its X account Friday that a school resource officer (SRO) "experienced an accidental discharge of his firearm while seated inside the holster."

The SRO was airlifted to a hospital and had non-life-threatening injuries, MFISD said.

According to the posts, there was a short "disruption" in the parking area where it happened. MFISD did not specify where the incident occurred.