ISP Trooper suffers Accidental Discharge

[Old Road Dog]

ISP trooper taken to hospital after gun accidentally discharges

The incident happened Monday around 11:30 a.m. at the Indy South Greenwood Airport.

www.wthr.com

 

[Joniki]

Coon fingering?

 

[BigRed]

What's his INGO name?

 

[IUKalash429]

Accidental, huh? It's still negligence, whether it's a cop or not.

 

[d.kaufman]

How does your firearm discharge climbing out of a helo?

 

[Mgderf]

How does your firearm discharge climbing out of a helo?

Practice, practice, practice...

 

[Kirk Freeman]

How does your firearm discharge climbing out of a helo?

Holster wear or it snagged a belt, loop, buckle, etc., just like with non-badges.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Accidental, huh? It's still negligence, whether it's a cop or not.

Maybe.

Guns do fire accidently. Hey, have I ever told you guys about the 870 at Shootrite?

Just strange, ISP still has P227s so . . . long first pull, but does not mean anything with his body weight.

 

[Amishman44]

Accidental, huh? It's still negligence, whether it's a cop or not.

I agree...it's negligence, no matter who it is.
A lot probably depends on how he was carrying it - hip holster, shoulder holster, chest holster, etc...
And what activity(s) he was engaged in at the time of the incident...
That being said, not taking the time to ensure that his sidearm was handled safely, is the problem.
Wonder if he'll endure any 'disciplinary' action for his negligence?

 

[Amishman44]

Just strange, ISP still has P227s so . . . long first pull, but does not mean anything with his body weight.

I thought ISP was carrying Glock 17's after the Glock 22 .40 S&W debacle from several years ago?

 

[Kirk Freeman]

I thought ISP was carrying Glock 17's after the Glock 22 .40 S&W debacle from several years ago?

My understanding is SIG P227. Just us and CT state po-po.

 

[Creedmoor]

Maybe.

Guns do fire accidently. Hey, have I ever told you guys about the 870 at Shootrite?

Just strange, ISP still has P227s so . . . long first pull, but does not mean anything with his body weight.

I would think thats a tough pistol to have with, whats now know as a "Helo Pop"
Are we sure its not a striker he was carrying? Its still a Helo Pop.

Edit, I see they do still carry the P227. Gotta wonder how he did that.

 

[Amishman44]

My understanding is SIG P227. Just us and CT state po-po.

Online shows that ISP adopted the SIG _227 in December of 2013.
But I still see Glock 17's in ISP holsters...interesting?
I know the officers hate carrying 9mm...and I don't blame them!

 

[Sigblitz]

This had to hurt. Hope he's going to be ok.
I was wondering what the gun holster combo was here. I just assume a Glock, and a holster I would want to avoid.

 

[ECS686]

My understanding is SIG P227. Just us and CT state po-po.

Indiana and Pennsylvania use Sig 227’s. Connecticut dropped Sig last year and are a Glock 45 in 9mm shop now!

 

[ECS686]

And like many I have questions was it not se cocked was the holster defective did he drop it and try to catch it?????

Not for criticism just my gun geekiness I like to put that info into piles for when I teach stuff!

 

[bwframe]

Could be the same deal as the IMPD officer that shot themself at the funeral for a fallen officer some years back.

Safariland light bearing holsters (and others,) have a pretty wide gap around the trigger at the trigger guard. It's the nature of the beast with a lot of modern weapon lights, especially Surefires.

If ancillary (like keys,) finds a way into that wide gap, it can easily lever that trigger to go bang. It's what happened to the IMPD officer, IIRC.

Hard to say whose negligence that is, eh?

Shooting during police funeral came from holstered gun

IMPD Det. Tom Lehn described the incident as a "freak accident" and "something highly unusual in my 31 years in law enforcement."

www.wthr.com

Post in thread 'Southport Officer Shot' https://www.indianagunowners.com/threads/southport-officer-shot.440349/post-7188508

 

[Denny347]

Could be the same deal as the IMPD officer that shot themself at the funeral for a fallen officer some years back.

Safariland light bearing holsters (and others,) have a pretty wide gap around the trigger at the trigger guard. It's the nature of the beast with a lot of modern weapon lights, especially Surefires.

If ancillary (like keys,) finds a way into that wide gap, it can easily lever that trigger to go bang. It's what happened to the IMPD officer, IIRC.

Hard to say whose negligence that is eh?

Is it really "shooting yourself" when it was the hanging keys from the person sitting next to you that when they stood up, fired the gun? LOL

 

[Denny347]

Meh, we'll get rid of these when they put Robocops in patrol cars. Until then... I see 3-4 of these a week just on my shift alone (non LE). It's very common these days.

 

[Sigblitz]

Meh, we'll get rid of these when they put Robocops in patrol cars. Until then... I see 3-4 of these a week just on my shift alone (non LE). It's very common these days.

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