Ouch!
- Chicago police said an officer accidentally shot himself in the leg tonight inside a West Side police station.
The officer was holstering his weapon inside the Harrison District station, 3151 W. Harrison St., when it discharged, striking him in the right leg, a police spokesman said.
We suppose the ball busting will come later.
Labels: officer injured
posted by SCC at 12:02 AM
72 Comments:
O brother, I am sorry you did that. Your ego is going to hurt alot longer than your leg. Well I am glad its just a fleah wound. Happy Holidays
Guns don't "accidentally" go off...EVER.
They go off intentionally, through stupidity, or as a result of ignorance or lack of familiarity with the weapon and/or gear associated with said weapon.
I can't wait to hear the "the gun got caught-up on my sweater/jacket/belt-keeper" (whatever) excuse.
(I've seen way too many examples over the years of like circumstances - thank God never with lethal results).
While I wish the officer a full and not-so-speedy recovery (enjoy your unintended 13B Furlo), let's NOT forget that shit like this has the potential to get OTHER coppers hurt as well. Without tipping my hand here, THAT ROUND COULD HAVE EASILY INJURED OTHER COPPER(S). And unless he's a complete moron, a guy with 10 years otj should be a bit more diligent.
I foresee roll call training/videos in the very near future and the weekly weapon's inspection actually being adhered to for a while starting immediately. Maybe they need to more closely monitor the bullshit, no-name, fly-by-night equipment some of these guys and gals are using, too.
Did he cuff himself and charge his person with an Agg Bat to PO?
Good guy...very unfortunate accident
bet it was a sriker fired weapon.
get well officer... but scc, when can we start the ball busting? any chance of you reposting a seperate thread tomorrow just for ball busting? please oh please for gods sake let the ball busting begin soon!!!
The only ball busting I have goes to the Commander of 011 Penelope J. Trahanas. When she was seen leaving 011 after the incident just happened she was stopped by a P.O. who had asked her if she heard what happened. She then replied in a loud voice, “I don’t care, I’m on furlo!” The great commander was then informed by the P.O. of what had happened. Trahanas then ran to the Area 4 Deputy for help because she did not know how to handle the situation of course. What a joke of a Commander. Get her out of 011!
WAS IT A GLOCK?
Shit happens, not the first, won't be the last accidental.
I have seen some funny ones over the years. Of course, the PO was uninjured but others had brown shorts.
Best wishes to the copper, picked a good time to have an accidental discharge on the bright side.
Who recalls when a former exempt accidentally let one go in the WC office? Shot right through his desk, no injury.
Issued himself a CR#.
Came back to work and there was a target on the desk with another brand new round,lol...
How many coppers put one in their leg or foot back in the day with the Colt Model 1911's?
There was a time when somethign like this only required a few beers purchased and an apology.
How times have changed!
WTF???
NO! The ball busting will comense immediately! BuaHAHAHAHAHhahahahahHAHAHAHAhahaha!!!!
ummmmm....
Nah....I cant do it.....
I want to..but i just cant....
hahaha.
Get well soon Office.
Was he wearing batting gloves?
weapons inspection mishap????
stupid waste of time to do that
It's my understanding he was denied CU.
Get well soon office, and enjoy the Merry Christmas!
That injury won't be nearly as painful as the abuse he's going to take. At least he didn't literally shoot himself in the foot (as the Chief did in my small home town).
Was it the ultimate tactical warrior practicing his quick holstering drills?
let barney fife keep 1 bullet only in his shirt pocket.
Thats right the officer did injure himself. I hope he recovers fully and gets back to normal. And by the way take it easy on the ball busting, we all know how perfect everyone else always is. Keep your mouths shut and your own opinions to your selfs. Im sure the officer has enough to worry about and not your one liners while trying to redirect unwanted attention from yourself.
Please let us know when the grace period for ball busting is over. I have a shit load of good material to post.
Seriously, how does that happen? No really, if he had a single action that was cocked, ok, I can see it. But how the hell can this happen with a DAO? I wish the officer well, but I'd love to hear the real story.
It was a Glock right? Again?
Hope the copper is ok!
A premature discharjulator! They'll become an exempt member, for sure!
Oh well...shit happens...speedy recovery....
ultimate tact warrior is that you?
Hope the officer is OK.
Bet it was a striker fire weapon. Happened in another West side district about a year ago, although that officer was not hurt.
Keep your finger off the trigger. Problem solved.
I'd be very interested to learn what type of handgun he carried. I wouldn't be surprised at all if it was Glock. Obviously guns are only as safe as the owner. Shit happens. If it turns out to be Glock, I've known for a while it would happen. Good Luck and speedy recovery.
Happened to me but thank God I didn't shoot myself. Shit happens. Advice to the P.O. just take it in stride. When your all healed sit back and have a laugh with your buddies. Hey nobody else got hurt and trust me you will learn from your mistake. Some of the joke will be pretty funny.
happened in the infamous jump out boys were a ppo shot through a wall. of course ppo was trying to holster weapon. yeah right. nice one
Remember Boys and Girls, keep your fingers and belt keepers away from the triggers. 45 round to the leg that had to have hurt.
D'oh!
A belt keeper was stuck between the holster and the trigger. This could have happend to anybody. This has happened to a few. Best wishes and speedy recovery to The PO, whom I understand is a good guy.
Better start watching Steven Seagal - LAWMAN. Learn how to handle that gun rookie.
That show is better than COPS.
Maybe that's who Chicago needs for a new Supt. Get Steven Seagal, at least he knows martial arts.
Best wishes to the officer, but nobody "accidentally" shoots themselves.
All unitentional discharges are negligent.
Do you have to make out a TRR for that? do you have to go before the round table for shooting yourself?
Oops!! Remember there are no accidental discharges anymore, it's now called a negligent discharges. Hope this shithole department doesnt try and jam this copper up.
Get well, office. I won't bust your balls. Your friends can do that for me.
Get well soon!
Merry Christmas!
GET WELL SOON SHIT HAPPENS!
AND YES WE DO NEED STEVEN SEAGAL
Anonymous said...
Who recalls when a former exempt accidentally let one go in the WC office? Shot right through his desk, no injury.
Issued himself a CR#.
Came back to work and there was a target on the desk with another brand new round,lol...
12/17/2009 03:41:00 AM
I do, I was just outside his office. It was a semi-automatic. He also let his wife drive his exempt car for shoping trips and groceries while he was out of town on furlo. It was a district number higher than 19, but lower than 21. Initials (h.p.) ring a bell? He now has a city job as a referee when you contest your parking tickets at 400 Superior.
Yeah my 8 inch belt keepers get caught all the time.. Be careful especially if you think you are the "COOL GUY". To a speedy recovery..
Cop in New York shot himself while holstering his gun while in seated chair. Claimed the chair broke while holstering, got something like 2.5 mill.. They might write better paper than we think.
Stay Frosty.
theres no such thing as an accidental discharge...its a negligent discharge. anyone who carrys a weapon for a living should know that. speedy recovery officer!
The immediate issue with Striker Fire Weapons is that those that purchase them or in your cases are FORCED TO purchase them need to
a. practice! : I own a few M and P pistols and coming from the old S/W and Beretta School where you can actually "ride" the trigger,it was a difficult transition until I BECAME FAMILIAR WITH THE WEAPON. Rule ONE is keep your finger AWAY FROM THE TRIGGER. Period.
b. Caught on a belt keeper? Uhm.
No.May have happened but very
unlikely.
c. HOLSTERS: When are you going to
learn that Serpas,Hogue combat Speed Holsters,Raptors and all those other nifty "quick Draw" holsters arent good for shit.While they LOOK cool and make you a hit with the ladies and the starchasers at your favorite watering hole,they dont offer safety. I RECOMMEND Safariland Model 6270 WITH ADD ON LEVEL THREE or BIANCHI ONLY.
WEAPONS: Again,SFS(striker fire) guns TAKE GETTING USED TO IF YOU ARE USED TO CONVENTIONAL DAO or DBL/SINGLE action SEMI AUTOS.
Speedy recovery to the officer and thank God no one else was injured.
Old School Gunner
RANGE GUY..........you are a fucking stroke!! Way to play Monday morning quarterback, keep sitting inside with your polo shirt, and your two pens in your sleeve douche bag. What new style of shooting r u guys teaching this month..... Cause I thought the three I learned last year were the best. Who refers to themselves as the RANGE GUY...... get ur ass on the street!!!!!!!
Most likely is someone had his finger on the trigger when he should not have.
Less likely, but possible a trigger got caught on a tail of a coat or something as he holstered. That happens once in a blue moon.
At least no one is seriously injured or dead from the incident. Hopefully it will serve as an object lesson to others.
It was an accident for pete's sake. Give the guy a break, I'm sure he is mortified already. Let's thank God it wasn't worse. Or even, as much as we'd really chuckle, that he didn't hit Dude that was cuffed to the wall. Can you imagine that media fiasco? Ugh. Take it easy, Office. We all f-up sometimes but are lucky enough to keep it under wraps. Tell the range guys to f-off. Now is not the time for a lecture. I'm sure it will never happen to YOU again.
That P.O said a gremlin pulled the trigger. Get well soon.
It was a piece of junk "Made in Croatia" Springfield Armory!
Did he cuff himself and charge his person with an Agg Bat to PO?
He sure did. Felony charges were denied of course.
Misd. weapons charges only.
Stay Thirsty my friend!!
Anyone remenber 10-th w c who accidentally shot thur his office wall showing off his new gun to a sgt
"happened in the infamous jump out boys were a ppo shot through a wall. of course ppo was trying to holster weapon. yeah right. nice one"
TRUE! But this mental giant was dry firing in a hospital with another coppers gun who was injured. Still on the job, still an idiot.
How many times did he yell "drop the gun!" before he let himself have it?
Go back to revolvers!
"Ouch'?
Funny, I didn't feel a fuckin' thing.
Remember when that dumbfuck Leroy Martin had an A/D with a Glock in the Supt. office at 1121 State?
RANGE GUY..........you are a fucking stroke!! Way to play Monday morning quarterback, keep sitting inside with your polo shirt, and your two pens in your sleeve douche bag. What new style of shooting r u guys teaching this month..... Cause I thought the three I learned last year were the best. Who refers to themselves as the RANGE GUY...... get ur ass on the street!!!!!!!
Range Guy is stuck at the Academy, the only way out for him is 003. I bet he never used all that tactical bull.... anywhere except in his dreams.
That's one way to get the holidays off.
ultimate tact warrior is that you?
12/17/2009 10:25:00 AM
It could'nt be the ultimate tactical warrior unless the officer was...
carrying
1.a copy of how to be the police
2. a letter to the alderman requesting to remain in the 019 or 23rd district on the desk or wagon
3. and an guide to starbucks and antique shopping on Belmont Avenue
2. a letter to the alderman requesting to remain in the 019 or 23rd district on the desk or wagon.....
Perhaps the same "real police" on the wagon in 019 that DRIVE THE OTHER WAY from 10-1's?Third Watch?Far too busy chasin tail than bad guys......I respect nearly all the working cops in 019 but there are 3 or 4 out of the whole bunch that should be strung by the balls(or lack there of) from the top rung of the radio tower in Area Three. INCOMING RANT:
Why is it when certain "officers" are assigned to 13H (in 19) they WONT do it unless they are a 10-4 unit. GET A CLUE...A damn security guard and the Tac Team cleaned that hole up years ago.Its far from what any REAL cop would call a project. Are you scared or is it that you seem to think that that beat is actually somewhere on Clark Street chasing young impressionable 21 year old women?Why is it then when certain "officers" are assigned to 13H there is an inordinate response time and the actual geographic of that beat is 4 blocks by 4 blocks? Again because you are either too scared to be there without your weak ass partner to hold your hand and offer reaffirmation of your obvious lacking manhood or B)youre OFF YOUR BEAT CHASING WOMEN HIDING or OTHERWISE BEING A DOG ASS.
However while youre in the locker room admiring eachother there are WILD WAR STORIES flying like planes at Ohare. And why is it when the PO that is ACTUALLY REGULARLY ASSIGNED TO 13H is there, there are NO response time issues,bad guys actually GET apprehended,and the job ACTUALLY gets done? Why? because there is a VAST AND HIGHLY CONTRASTING DIFFERENCE between YOUR interpretation of police and the ACTUAL POLICE.
Your weak ass wouldnt last a day in the REAL projects.Trust that. so hide behind the desk in 019 kiss that white shirts ass,shop til you drop and by all means chase that tail. The REST OF US WILL BE THE POLICE while you try to figure out WHAT THAT ACTUALLY IS.
BEEN THERE
DONE THAT
SCARS(not ribbons) to PROVE THAT
(some you can see some you CANT)
And ONE thing you will NEVER earn even if you put 35 years on this job.......RESPECT.
A REAL Warrior
Forgive me SCC sometimes I just gotta let that out......My bad.
It appears some officers on this blog believe there were no N/D. prior to the Glock style weapons being approved.Not true. Shit happens and thank god the officer was not killed. Getting shot in the leg at contact distance is very dangerous. I thought officers that claim the "gun just went off" was un true 100% of the time, but as a post pointed out earlier, holsters play a major roll in N/D. which is why the range does not allow pancake holsters while training with the SFS. Lastly, I have seen firsthand N/D's involving CFS and DAO so give it a rest that only SFS go Bang by mistake. Take care of that wound Officer and see you in June 2010, no sooner. F J-PUD, Master-baiter and Ray.
Anonymous said...
Anyone remenber 10-th w c who accidentally shot thur his office wall showing off his new gun to a sgt
12/18/2009 04:27:00 PM
***********************************Ah yes, Capt. L.S. was really lucky that the prisoner that had just made bond, who was on the other side of the wall, was sitting on the bench, bending over to tie his shoes. The guy's back was covered with wihite plaster. Weeks later L.S. bitched and moaned that he was getting, I believe, 5 days for the incident.
Ha ha!!
Anonymous said...
Anonymous said...
Who recalls when a former exempt accidentally let one go in the WC office? Shot right through his desk, no injury.
Issued himself a CR#.
Came back to work and there was a target on the desk with another brand new round,lol...
12/17/2009 03:41:00 AM
I do, I was just outside his office. It was a semi-automatic. He also let his wife drive his exempt car for shoping trips and groceries while he was out of town on furlo. It was a district number higher than 19, but lower than 21. Initials (h.p.) ring a bell? He now has a city job as a referee when you contest your parking tickets at 400 Superior.
12/18/2009 12:18:00 AM
Would that be the same H.P. who was commander of traffic and who once ordered all law enforcement cars, including State Police and suburbs, be towed from in front of the old traffic court building at 321 N LaSalle st to make some silly point?
Citizens were guffawing out loud at that one by golly.
There was an ADS, now long retired, who had a personal injury practice and single handedly kept the department from adopting Glocks for many years due to the lawsuit he had going for a PO who shot his finger off while storing a loaded Glock.
Wanna buy a Kevlar Jock-Strap...?
Take it easy office...GET WELL!
Everyone, Stay safe. Take a moment and think about your gun handling, remember this did not happen in the heat of combat.
Whatever. Get well officer. If this happened in 003 everyone wouldn't be so understanding.
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