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James48

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Sun May 6, 2018, 12:38 AM May 2018

Off Duty Officer fires gun inside school [View all]

Source: WHMI Radio News

A wrestling meet at Fowlerville High School was disrupted Saturday afternoon when an off-duty police officer accidentally discharged his firearm.

According to Fowlerville Police Chief John Tyler, the incident involved an off-duty Flint officer at about 12:40pm as he stood on the gym floor. The bullet went into the gym floor and there were no injuries from the gunshot, although one person was treated by EMS for a twisted ankle. The meet resumed after about 50 minutes.

Chief Tyler said a report will be referred to the Livingston County Prosecuting Attorney's Office once they complete their investigation. The weapon was the officer's off-duty sidearm, which he was legally licensed to carry. The wrestling meet was not a Fowlerville district event, but instead one organized by a third party


Read more: https://whmi.com/news/article/off-duty-officer-fires-gun-accidentally-fowlerville



So does that count as “a good guy with a gun”, or “a bad guy with a gun”?

I’m so confused when an accidental discharge of a firearm happens in a school...
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The nra and 45 both need to be put on notice truthisfreedom May 2018 #1
What's the NRA have to do with this? JustABozoOnThisBus May 2018 #9
I hope so... druidity33 May 2018 #11
It does mention the gender of the off-duty officer. Glorfindel May 2018 #17
"The bullet went into the gym floor" orleans May 2018 #2
a Good Guy with a gym floor would stop a bad guy with a gym floor... AZ8theist May 2018 #22
It's not whether the guy is good or bad ProudLib72 May 2018 #3
"a good guy with a gun", or "a bad guy with a gun"? left-of-center2012 May 2018 #4
So the guy was just standing there, and the gun suddenly "went off" by itself while in his holster? NBachers May 2018 #5
We had a cop in the next town over shoot himself in the foot while twirling his pistol while.... marble falls May 2018 #12
--- while twirling his pistol. Not a surprise. He was probably used to twiriling somethin' else in 3Hotdogs May 2018 #13
The town cops in the NE corner of Nebraska where we lived in the... marble falls May 2018 #15
Irving Doc_Technical May 2018 #29
I'm laughing so hard I don't know if I can type CrispyQ May 2018 #23
Gets better.... marble falls May 2018 #24
You should write a screen play! CrispyQ May 2018 #25
Lots of crazy town cop stories from Nebraska and Iowa. marble falls May 2018 #26
It was around '87 and the town was (still is) Wells, Vermont. 3Hotdogs May 2018 #27
Thats pure Iowa and Nebraska stuff! But the big city cops goof, too.... marble falls May 2018 #30
It's not IF, but WHEN. aeromanKC May 2018 #6
no accident KG May 2018 #7
This link give a little more info-but not much TexasProgresive May 2018 #8
Thank you - the "officer" was a parent watching his son in the match per your link BumRushDaShow May 2018 #21
That is why I will never carry a gun HopeAgain May 2018 #10
I have never shot a person accidentally. Cold War Spook May 2018 #16
Nor do have any desire to ask any. HopeAgain May 2018 #19
Which yet does not deny that accidental shootings were the third leading cause LanternWaste May 2018 #28
A gun with a dumb guy. nt tblue37 May 2018 #14
Personal opinion, he should be suspended without pay. Ferrets are Cool May 2018 #18
Fixing a gym floor is really expensive. nt leftyladyfrommo May 2018 #20
Lucky it was not aimed at someone. riversedge May 2018 #31
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