Tag: Accidental Shootings

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NC Sheriff’s K-9 Accidentally Killed by Police Officer

Knightdale police chief Lawrence Capps said the dog was accidentally shot by one of his officers.

May 26, 2023

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New Orleans Police Instructor Shoots Self in Leg at Range

The officer is retired with more than 30 years of service to the department and is a reserve sergeant currently assigned to the training academy as an instructor.

December 28, 2022

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New Orleans Police Academy Instructor Shoots Self in Leg

The officer is retired with more than 30 years of service to the department and is a reserve sergeant currently assigned to the training academy as an instructor.

December 28, 2022

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IN Deputy Accidentally Shoots High School Student in Class

There was a class teaching students how to be officers. Participants in the classroom were doing a drill about a scenario with a so-called "bad guy."

November 18, 2022

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Off-Duty CA Officer Killed in Accidental Shooting

Lorenzo Morgan, 29, of Apple Valley, called 911 at about 2:46 p.m. from National Trails Highway in Oro Grande, a desert community north of Victorville.

October 31, 2022

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Milwaukee Police Association Sues City Over Safety Concerns with Sig P320

The lawsuit claims the city should have known about four such discharges without a trigger pull on the issued sidearm and “failed to take steps to ensure the safety of the officers, and the general public.”

September 20, 2022

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Instructor and Student Wounded in Accidental Shooting at GA Training Center

An instructor and a student were wounded Monday in an accidental shooting at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center (GPSTC) in Forsyth.

May 25, 2022

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NC Officer's Son Dies in Accidental Shooting

Around 7:35 a.m., Guilford County deputies, EMS and fire officials responded to a home in Whitsett when they were told a child was shot.

June 18, 2021

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Michigan Officer Suffers Accidental Gunshot Wound

An officer with the Detroit Police Department was hospitalized following an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound.

March 9, 2020

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Missouri Officer Pleads Not Guilty to Allegedly Killing Fellow Officer

A St. Louis, MO, police officer pleaded not guilty Monday to charges connected to a fellow officer's shooting death.

April 29, 2019

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Off-Duty Missouri Officer Accidentally Shot, Killed by Colleague

The officer—identified as 24-year-old Katlyn Alix—was in the living room of another officer who was on duty but at the home when he mishandled a firearm and shot Alix in the chest.

January 24, 2019

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Maryland Man Sentenced to 195 Years for Opening Fire on Police Station

A 25-year-old Maryland man will very probably live the rest of his life behind bars after being sentenced on Thursday to 195 years in prison.

January 11, 2019