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I saw a news story online about a young police officer killed by another sworn LE officer in a training accident. According to the news reports, the victim asked the LEO to "shoot" him with a Simunition training round so he could prepare for the effects before a LE class.
The officer shot the other officer(to my knowledge the victim had NO protective safety gear on) which caused the fatal injury. The police officer had live rounds in his duty weapon and did not know they weren't the same Simunition training rounds they used in the classroom instruction.
The police officer was alive at the scene but died when moved to a local ER.
The incident took place in the Kansas City MO area last week. A law enforcement/professional standards investigation is now underway.
Im not sure if this event was posted on the forum yet but it shows why safety rules & equipment are so important. I'll reserve comment on the sworn LE officers involved but I would stress that if you are a firearms/tactics instructor or work with ANY type of firearm or weapon(airsoft, BB guns, paint balls, bow & arrow, etc) keep the safety requirements or equipment in mind.
Safety is no accident.
CF
I saw a news story online about a young police officer killed by another sworn LE officer in a training accident. According to the news reports, the victim asked the LEO to "shoot" him with a Simunition training round so he could prepare for the effects before a LE class.
The officer shot the other officer(to my knowledge the victim had NO protective safety gear on) which caused the fatal injury. The police officer had live rounds in his duty weapon and did not know they weren't the same Simunition training rounds they used in the classroom instruction.
The police officer was alive at the scene but died when moved to a local ER.
The incident took place in the Kansas City MO area last week. A law enforcement/professional standards investigation is now underway.
Im not sure if this event was posted on the forum yet but it shows why safety rules & equipment are so important. I'll reserve comment on the sworn LE officers involved but I would stress that if you are a firearms/tactics instructor or work with ANY type of firearm or weapon(airsoft, BB guns, paint balls, bow & arrow, etc) keep the safety requirements or equipment in mind.
Safety is no accident.
CF
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