Mercer Island Police officer shoots himself in the butt.

[Rich M]

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by CYNTHIA WISE / Sr. Assignments Editor, KING 5 News
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Posted on November 29, 2012 at 11:38 AM
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A Mercer Island Police officer assigned to the multi-agency narcotics task force is hospitalized after an accidental shooting involving his own weapon.
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The task force was serving a search warrant in the Shoreline area Thursday morning when the incident occurred in the 19200 block of Stone Way North.
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Police Commander Leslie Burns said the officer was in the process of holstering his weapon after the warrant was served, when the gun went off striking him in the butt.
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Burns said the officer was transported to Harborview Meidcal Center. His injury is not life threatening.
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The officer has been with the Mercer Island Police Department for seven years.

 

[brcombs]

Boy, those kind of shootings are a real pain in the @#%:sarcastic:

 

[Glockout]

I hear a lot of these stories. Most happen while reholstering. I'm paranoid now about holstering my glock in my crossbreed. Is it possible for the trigger to rub and get pulled by the kydex?

 

[mappow]

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by CYNTHIA WISE / Sr. Assignments Editor, KING 5 News
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Posted on November 29, 2012 at 11:38 AM
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A Mercer Island Police officer assigned to the multi-agency narcotics task force is hospitalized after an accidental shooting involving his own weapon.
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The task force was serving a search warrant in the Shoreline area Thursday morning when the incident occurred in the 19200 block of Stone Way North.
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Police Commander Leslie Burns said the officer was in the process of holstering his weapon after the warrant was served, when the gun went off striking him in the butt.
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Burns said the officer was transported to Harborview Meidcal Center. His injury is not life threatening.
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The officer has been with the Mercer Island Police Department for seven years.

Well they can't give him a desk job.

 

[Captain K-man]

I wonder what kind of gun he was using. Glock?

 

[UATKP]

I hear a lot of these stories. Most happen while reholstering. I'm paranoid now about holstering my glock in my crossbreed. Is it possible for the trigger to rub and get pulled by the kydex?

Best answer to this problem is to get a Bersa. (grin)

 

[Deserteagle]

Once again the media shows its bias against guns. The article says that while holstering the gun, "the gun went off".

How about we make it more clear on whose fault it is, because it is not the gun's fault.

It should be written more like this: While improperly holstering his weapon, the officer negligently fired his gun.

 

[K7lvo]

I hear a lot of these stories. Most happen while reholstering. I'm paranoid now about holstering my glock in my crossbreed. Is it possible for the trigger to rub and get pulled by the kydex?

Dunno, but there's no way it could happen with a SA XD as long as you were pushing on the end of the slide, and not the back of the grip.

 

[Firefighterchen]

I hear a lot of these stories. Most happen while reholstering. I'm paranoid now about holstering my glock in my crossbreed. Is it possible for the trigger to rub and get pulled by the kydex?

Dunno, but there's no way it could happen with a SA XD as long as you were pushing on the end of the slide, and not the back of the grip.

Is that how you holster your firearm?

 

[Sir Diealotz]

Boy, those kind of shootings are a real pain in the @#%:sarcastic:

I had to really Laugh Out Loud
Bahahahahahahahahaha
I'll bet he gets a lot of grief from his co workers!

 

[BigBlue10EM]

I hear a lot of these stories. Most happen while reholstering. I'm paranoid now about holstering my glock in my crossbreed. Is it possible for the trigger to rub and get pulled by the kydex?

My guess would have been he had his finger on the trigger when he was holstering his weapon. I have heard stories of kydex holsters pulling the trigger when holstering though. More than likely only when they're too tight.

 

[Warbirds]

What holster angles towards your butt. If it were the thigh or leg wound i could understand, but his hiney.....?

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[eagleeyes]

he probably had a big butt hard to miss

 

[K7lvo]

Is that how you holster your firearm?

I have an XDS, and I've had a Glock. I've always had a concern about catching the trigger on something, especially when holstering, in such a way as to defeat the trigger safety. So, with the XDS, I start with a normal grip, thumb extended on the left side of the frame, trigger finger extended on the right. As the muzzle enters the holster, I leave 2.5 fingers ( my pinkie is part way off of the grip) curled around the grip at the front, straighten out my palm, and bring my thumb up and back to the back of the slide. I realize that it would be pretty bad for my thumb if the gun were to discharge at this point, however, with the grip safety released, that can't happen.

 

[JCliff]

Bet that guy gets a new nickname!

 

[mgttrmn]

I predominantly carry glocks, specifically a 17 or 21. I am always very careful while re-holstering especially in condition 1.

 

[garric]

My trainer explained it to me as " there are no accidents only ignorance to not doing things properly" and I have to agree with him.

 

[r1derbike]

I don't know if this will help anyone, but I ALWAYS look at my holster, even with it at 8:00 (OWB) while holstering the gun. I've tried the cool factor of holstering while surveying surroundings, and while successful most of the time, sometimes the front sight or other part of the gun held at the wrong angle keeps it from sliding home. The officer sounds like he had his finger on the trigger, or close enough in the guard to cause the ND.


No doubt about it. That was some "cheeky" ND.


Bummer.