MIAMI (WSVN) - Authorities said a police cadet accidentally shot himself at a shooting range in Medley.

The trainee was in stable condition when he was airlifted by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center.

He was practicing at a gun range located near Northwest 95th Avenue and 100th Street on Wednesday night when his gun accidentally discharged.

Classmates and instructors of the cadet were able to give him first aid before rescue crews arrived.

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