Tag: Accidental Discharges: Page 6

Patrol

Detroit Officer Cleared in Accidental Discharge Death

Police said then that Miller “embraced” Parrish from behind while dancing. Parrish, now 40, was wearing his police-issued handgun on his waist, and it fired striking Miller once.

February 9, 2014

Weapons

Conn. Officer Wounded by Accidental Discharge

A city police officer suffered a gunshot wound to his thigh after what police described as an accidental discharge of his handgun.

December 18, 2013

Patrol

3 Students Injured when Calif. Officer's Rifle Discharges at School

Chino, Calif., police are investigating how and why an officer’s AR-15 accidently discharged, injuring three students, during Red Ribbon Week activities Wednesday morning at Newman Elementary School, the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin reports.

October 23, 2013

Special Units

Calif. Boy Fires Officer's Holstered Pistol

A Lodi (Calif.) Police officer was injured, when a boy fired the officer's holstered gun at an educational reading event and ran away.

September 2, 2013

Weapons

Officer's Weapon Accidentally Discharges on School Bus

The Winchester (Va.) Police Department is taking a close look at its officers' weapons holsters after an officer's gun accidentally went off in a special needs school bus.

May 14, 2013

Training

N.Y. Cop Resigns Over Accidental Discharge at High School

The veteran Lloyd (N.Y.) Police officer who accidentally fired his service weapon in a high school hallway has resigned after an internal investigation faulted him for the incident.

March 17, 2013

Training

SRO Program Suspended After Accidental Discharge at High School

A New York school district suspended its resource officer (SRO) program Tuesday, after an officer's gun accidentally discharged in a high school hallway.

March 6, 2013

Weapons

Dallas Cop Kills Self While Cleaning Weapon

A Dallas Police Department officer fatally shot himself while cleaning his service weapon at home on Monday afternoon, the department announced. Officer Christopher Pasley died as a result of an apparent accidental discharge.

September 10, 2012

Weapons

Judge: Paralyzed L.A. Cop Can Sue Glock

A state appeals court reinstated a lawsuit against Glock filed by a paralyzed Los Angeles Police Department officer who claims the pistol didn't have adequate safeguards.

July 30, 2012

Patrol

Third-Grader Shot at Wash. School Remains In Critical Condition

Students returned to Armin Jahr Elementary School Thursday in Bremerton, Wash., a day after a third-grader was accidentally shot after a gun in the backpack of another student discharged.

February 22, 2012

Patrol

Ga. Probation Officer Dies In Training Accident

A loaded weapon was accidentally discharged and Officer Tiffany Bishop, 24, was fatally wounded at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson.

August 31, 2011

Patrol

Police Advise Holster Use After Man Shoots Own Penis

As Joshua Seto, 27, and his fiance, Cara Christopher, walked to a local grocery store last week in Chandler, Ariz., for refreshments, he tried securing her pink handgun in the front waistband of his pants.

August 8, 2011