Tag: Accidental Shootings

Training

Virginia Sheriff’s Deputy Wounded in Range Accident

The wounded officer was taken to a nearby hospital for surgery on his serious but non-life-threatening wound, officials said. He is now out of surgery and in stable condition.

June 13, 2024

Training

Florida Officer Wounded in Accidental Shooting at Training Center

The officer, whose identity remains unknown, was accidentally shot by another female officer while they were at the Homestead Training Center Wednesday afternoon.

April 11, 2024

Training

Louisville Firearms Instructor Suspended for Accidentally Shooting Recruit During Training

During the training exercise, a recruit was walking across the room and kept leaving himself open as a target, according to the instructor. He said he wanted to drive home the point that the recruit needed to keep himself covered up.

January 30, 2024

Weapons

Off-Duty U.S. Park Officer Unintentionally Kills Fellow Officer

Alexander Roy, 25, was charged with involuntary manslaughter for killing 22-year-old Jesse Brown Hernandez while they were at a gathering in an apartment in McLean, Virginia.

November 6, 2023

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

Patrol

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

Patrol

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

Patrol

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

Patrol

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

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

Patrol

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

Patrol

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