Child shoots SWAT officer at reading event
by Jen Hayden
Tue Sep 03, 2013 at 07:41 AM PDT.
Yes, this really happened:
A Lodi Police SWAT officer had a Glock .35 with a flashlight in his thigh holster at a children’s reading event when a boy managed to pull the trigger and shoot the officer.
How was the child able to fire the weapon? The gun did not have a safety mechanism.
The officer was showing off the department’s SWAT truck, vest and other gear at a children’s event called Reading Roundup on Aug. 24.
“A small child, witnesses tell us was 6 to 8 years old, was able to walk up to the officer and was able to pull the trigger.”
The bullet hit the officer’s leg. He was taken to the hospital for a minor injury and released
Police department officials are hoping the child's family comes forward because they still haven't been able to interview the child or his parents.
Video report here.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/09/03/1235926/-Child-shoots-SWAT-officer-at-reading-event?detail=hide?detail=email#
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