Ohio Officer's Gun Discharges at Home, Bullet Flies into Daycare Center with No Injury

Cuyahoga Falls, OH, authorities are looking into possible criminal charges against an off-duty police officer whose gun discharged Tuesday afternoon and the bullet went into a day care center.

Cuyahoga Falls, OH, authorities are looking into possible criminal charges against an off-duty police officer whose gun discharged Tuesday afternoon and the bullet went into a day care center.

No one was injured.

The officer, who works for East Cleveland and as a volunteer reserve for Cuyahoga Falls, told authorities that he was unloading his 9mm Glock 19 inside his home when it went off accidentally at 3:35 p.m.

The bullet went through the wall of his home, through a fence behind the center and into the center before lodging in a wall at the KinderCare Learning Center.

The officer immediately went over to the center to make sure no one was hurt.

The officer could face felony charges for discharging a firearm in a school zone, Ohio.com reports.

 

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