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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A West Palm Beach police officer shot in the line of duty on Tuesday was taken to a second hospital for care, according to an official from the city’s police union.

Officer Cristian Caraballo, according to court documents, was taken by another police officer to Good Samaritan Medical Center after he was shot in the lower back. Good Samaritan doesn’t have a Level 1 trauma center, which is where two medical experts said was the best choice of care for people with gun shot wounds.

West Palm Beach Police Department said its officer took the shot officer to the nearest hospital, about 11 minutes away from the scene according to Google Maps. However, the drive to the nearest Level 1 trauma center was an extra four minutes away.

Emergency room physician Noah Kauff

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