Revere police officer
accidentally shoots himself
Officer's wounds not
life-threatening
REVERE, Mass. —A Revere police
officer accidentally shot himself in the leg at his home Friday morning, police
said. The officer's gun discharged as he was putting his holster on.The
officer, who lives in the Beachmont section of Revere, was taken to a hospital
with wounds that were said not to be life-threatening.
Iowa City officer accidentally
shoots himself and another officer
While a police officer was
cleaning a gun, it reportedly discharged causing the officer to accidentally
shoot himself and another officer.
The Iowa City police officers
had been doing a routine cleaning of their service weapons at the Iowa City
Police Department Monday, November 10, 2014, according to a release from the
City of Iowa City. The city’s Daily
Activity log indicated that at 8:37 two ambulances were sent to their
department on Highway 6 East when an officer accidentally fired his weapon.,
shooting himself and another nearby officer.
Both sustained
non-life-threatening injuries. The
officers were taken to nearby hospitals, were treated and released.
The release stated that the
names of the officers were not going to be released. The Iowa City Police Department planned to
conduct an internal investigation.
Davie Police Officer
Accidentally Shoots Himself in the Foot
By Chris Joseph Mon., Nov. 17
2014 at 2:27 PM
A Davie police officer was
hanging out at Geronimos Bar & Grill, located at 3528 S. University Drive,
on Saturday night when the .380 caliber Glock in his pocket accidentally
discharged, shooting him in the foot.
The officer, Maiker Sanchez,
36, was not on duty at the time and was having dinner with a party that
included other officers from Davie as well as from the Miami-Dade Police force.
Sanchez's wife and two daughters were also with him when he shot himself.
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Off Middle Finger in Gun Accident
According to the incident
report, Sanchez says he thinks the ring on his key chain may have hooked onto
the weapon's trigger, causing it to fire. Sanchez reportedly keeps the gun in
his hip pocket.
The report says Sanchez was
preparing to leave the restaurant when the incident occurred. One of the other
officers who was at the dinner was walking out of the restaurant when he said
he heard a pop. When he turned, he saw Sanchez sprawled on the ground, his foot
covered in blood.
Sanchez was rushed by Davie Fire
Rescue to Memorial Hospital in Pembroke, where he was treated and released.
The report says Sanchez
suffered a bullet wound that ran through his right foot. He also reportedly
suffered a burn to his right thigh.
He is recovering at home.
Police say there were no other
injuries and don't believe alcohol played a role in the shooting.
Back in May, Sanchez made news
when he and several fellow Davie officers had violated the department's
"no malingering" policy when they took time off at the same time.
According to an internal
affairs investigation, Sanchez and five other officers were caught hanging out
at La Placita restaurant, located at 6700 Stirling Road. Department policy
prohibits four or more officers to gather in the same area at the same time. The
policy was put in place to keep officers from congregating while on duty and
thus neglecting to do their job.
The report says a Davie
resident walked into the café and saw the on-duty officers hanging out and
talking about sports. The resident reported the officers to the Davie
department.
According to the report,
Sanchez was one of two officers who received a harsher penalty for the
violation -- three-day suspensions without pay -- because he had gotten in
trouble for a previous, undisclosed incident and was subject to
"progressive discipline."
Sanchez is not facing any
disciplinary action for shooting himself in the foot.
