Austin police officers suspended after firing
weapons…total 6 cops in all suspended from the same department
Two Austin police officers were suspended
after they fired their guns accidentally last month, according to disciplinary
memos made public Wednesday.
Officer Keston Campbell was
suspended for three days after he unintentionally fired his patrol shotgun as
he was preparing to begin his shift on Dec. 1, the memo says. His suspension
started on Jan. 15.
Another memo states Officer
Todd Galbraith discharged his patrol shotgun unintentionally on Dec. 16. He
received a one-day suspension that started Friday.
In the past year, four other
officers were suspended for accidentally firing weapons