Police: 2 Officers Wounded in Accidental Shooting at Party

Police: 2 Officers Wounded in Accidental Shooting at Party
A demonstrator carries a handgun while listening to speakers at a pro-gun rally in Olympia, Wash., on Jan. 19, 2013. David Ryder/Getty Images
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UPPER MARLBORO, Md.—Eleven police officers in a suburb of Washington, D.C., have been suspended after two off-duty officers were wounded in what police believe to be an accidental shooting at a holiday party.

The Prince George’s County Police Department said in a statement on Dec. 17, that both officers were treated at hospitals and released early Sunday.