Tag: Training Accidents: Page 2

Training

Civilian Role Player Shot During Michigan Police Training

The civilian was a "role player" in a training scenario when an auxiliary officer in the training fired a shot from his service weapon, hitting the person in the abdomen, state police said.

April 25, 2022

Training

FL Corrections Officer Killed in Firearms Training Accident

No one else was involved in the accidental shooting that fatally wounded Whitney Cloud, the agency said. Officials did not release any other details about the shooting, including how it happened, where it happened and what weapon was used.

August 31, 2021

Patrol

Rhode Island Officer Accidentally Shoots Himself in the Leg

An officer with the South Kingstown (RI) Police Department reportedly shot himself in the leg during a training exercise on Wednesday.

October 15, 2020

Training

California Training Officer Accidentally Shot by Rookie

It happened at a tow yard police were using as a training ground for new officers. Stockton police say during the tow yard training exercise a rookie officer accidentally discharged their weapon, hitting a training officer.

September 3, 2020

Patrol

Police Officer Killed in Avalanche in Austrian Alps

A police officer was killed in an avalanche during a training exercise in the Austrian Alps this week.

March 13, 2020

Training

Video: FL Sergeant Shot in Chest in Training Accident

The bullet fired during a firearms exercise that was not supposed to include live ammunition missed Sgt. Eric Fernandez's heart by only two inches.

June 27, 2019

Training

Kentucky Deputy in Stable Condition after Suffering Heart Attack in Training

A Mercer County, KY, deputy is out of surgery and stable in the intensive care unit after he had a heart attack during an active shooter response training Saturday.

October 22, 2018

Training

3 Injured When DEA Airplane Made Emergency Landing on Texas Street

The Drug Enforcement Administration confirmed that an airplane piloted by DEA employees taking part in a training exercise experienced some unspecified problems in the air and the employees were forced to set the plane down in a residential neighborhood in Texas.

September 20, 2018

Patrol

Ohio Officer Collapses, Dies During Training in 90-Degree Heat

Patrolman Vu Nguyen passed away four days after collapsing during a 1.5-mile timed run that was part of the agency's canine handler eligibility process.

July 9, 2018

Training

Pennsylvania K-9 Dies After Falling from Roof in Training

K-9 Choper was a 5-year-old German shepherd who served with the Conewango Township (PA) Police Department.

June 7, 2018

Patrol

ATF Agent Dies of Apparent Heart Attack in Training

Special Agent Paul “Scott” Ragsdale of Rockwall, TX, was learning arrest techniques when he suffered an apparent cardiac arrest, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said.

May 28, 2018

Patrol

Florida Officer Collapses and Dies During Training

Officer Thomas Coulter and 23 other new police officers were doing what the chief described as “very light" physical training last Monday when Coulter collapsed. The trainees had just started a session of jogging and doing pushups around 8 a.m. when Coulter collapsed.

May 21, 2018