Cop shoots colleague in safety demo

From correspondents in London

The 1st of June, 2007 12:00
Article from: Agence France-Presse

A POLICE marksman accidentally shot a colleague - during a firearms safety lecture, British media reported today.

The wounded man was in a serious but stable condition in a hospital in Oxford, southern England, The Times said.

New control room operators for Thames Valley Police were being given a training lecture on how the force's firearms team operates by one of its officers, the Daily Mail said.

"For some reason, the gun he was using to demonstrate the weapons they use was loaded and as the group was listening intently, a shot rang out and one of them was shot in the stomach from fairly close range,'' a police source told the tabloid.

"There was a lot of blood as a result of the shooting and pandemonium broke out.''

The officer, who said he did not know the gun was loaded, has been suspended from the firearms unit, The Sun said.

"The question uppermost in everyone's mind is why on earth the gun was loaded when it was being used during a demonstration in a classroom,'' a police source told The Times.

The Independent Police Complaints Commission will investigate the incident.


Daily Telegraph 1-6-7

http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,21831378-5001028,00.html?from=public_rss

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