Tag: Accidental Discharges

Patrol

Florida Officer Faces Termination for Accidentally Shooting Man with His Own Gun

The Internal Affairs report says that while attempting to remove the pistol, the officer put two fingers in the trigger guard, putting pressure on the Glock’s trigger and causing it to fire.

January 22, 2025

Training

San Antonio Officer Fatally Wounded by Accidental Discharge

Officer William Kasberg was preparing to enter a state-mandated ALERRT training inside a vacant school and was gathering his items when his weapon accidentally went off, striking him.

December 10, 2024

Training

New Jersey Officer Seriously Injured in Range Accident

The incident happened at the Passaic County Police Academy Shooting Range. The officer is currently receiving treatment at St. Joseph's University Trauma Center and is reported to be in serious, but stable condition.

September 11, 2024

Investigations

Arizona Detective Killed Last Week in "Critical Incident" Died from Accidental Rifle Discharge

While detectives were unloading equipment following an operation, So was moving a bag from a vehicle when a rifle from the bag fell to the ground and discharged. So was mortally wounded.

June 18, 2024

Training

3 New Jersey Deputies Injured from Accidental Discharge at Range

“It appears that there was an inadvertent discharge of a weapon while they were in the course of firearms training,” said Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of Detectives Tom Gilbert.

April 3, 2024

Special Units

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

Weapons

Don’t Call It a “Negligent” Discharge

Before we play judge, jury, and executioner by hanging the millstone of “negligent discharge” around someone’s neck, we owe it to ourselves and the firearms community at large to not be cavalier in our use of language by perpetuating the use of irresponsible terms that carry with them serious legal ramifications.

December 6, 2022

Training

TX Officer Shot in Face During Training Last Month Leaves Rehab

Sansom Park police officer Lina Mino was released from in-patient rehab on Friday after being shot in the face during a training exercise last month.

December 5, 2022

Patrol

Firearms Vendor Discharges Gun inside Chicago Police Academy

One of the vendors left a round in one of the guns and did not check it, before putting it on display.

November 14, 2022

Patrol

Milwaukee Police Changing Duty Sidearm After Lawsuit Over Unexpected Discharges

"It is a breath of fresh air where we have open lines of communication on important issues such as these," says Milwaukee Police Association President Andrew Wagner. "We just want these firearms replaced with a safe and reliable firearm."

November 2, 2022

Patrol

Off-Duty CA Officer Shoots Self, Kills Bystander While Cleaning Gun

Officer Francisco Villicana was cleaning his personal gun Friday around 5:45 p.m. in Salinas when he mistakenly fired the single round that killed Luis Alfredo Ferro-Sanchez, police said.

October 27, 2022

Patrol

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