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In reply to the discussion: Off Duty Officer fires gun inside school [View all]BumRushDaShow
(126,632 posts)21. Thank you - the "officer" was a parent watching his son in the match per your link
"A parent had a revolver in their pocket that discharged somehow and went off in the middle of our wrestling tournament," said Steve Richardson, an official with Michigan USA Wrestling.
The parent happened to be an off-duty officer who was at the school to watch his son wrestle. Police said the gun accidentally discharged somehow and the bullet ended up in the gymnasium floor.
https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/off-duty-police-officers-gun-accidentally-fires-during-wrestling-tournament-at-michigan-high-school
The parent happened to be an off-duty officer who was at the school to watch his son wrestle. Police said the gun accidentally discharged somehow and the bullet ended up in the gymnasium floor.
https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/off-duty-police-officers-gun-accidentally-fires-during-wrestling-tournament-at-michigan-high-school
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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
Thank you - the "officer" was a parent watching his son in the match per your link
BumRushDaShow
May 2018
#21
Which yet does not deny that accidental shootings were the third leading cause
LanternWaste
May 2018
#28