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Judi Lynn

(160,545 posts) Mon Dec 17, 2018, 09:11 PM Dec 2018

Police: 2 officers wounded in accidental shooting at party

Source: Associated Press

Updated 3:53 pm CST, Monday, December 17, 2018

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — Eleven police officers in a suburb of Washington, D.C., have been suspended after two off-duty officers were wounded in what police believe to be an accidental shooting at a holiday party.

The Prince George's County Police Department said in a statement Monday that both officers were treated at hospitals and released early Sunday.

The statement says the department's internal affairs division is investigating the shooting, which occurred Saturday evening at a home in Prince George's County.

Investigators believe a single shot from a privately owned handgun wounded an officer in the hand and then ricocheted before injuring a second officer.

Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Police-2-officers-wounded-in-accidental-shooting-13472371.php

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Police: 2 officers wounded in accidental shooting at party (Original Post) Judi Lynn Dec 2018 OP

2 wounded and 11 suspended in an "accidental shooting" of a handgun by police officers?!?!?! keopeli Dec 2018 #1

That is why they are called ManiacJoe Dec 2018 #5

I see the 'good guys with guns' are covering themselves with glory... Aristus Dec 2018 #2

WHO HIRED THESE COPS?? ROB-ROX Dec 2018 #3

The good news: No liquor bottles were broken by stray bullet fragments. JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2018 #4

keopeli

(3,522 posts)

1. 2 wounded and 11 suspended in an "accidental shooting" of a handgun by police officers?!?!?!

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Mon Dec 17, 2018, 11:54 PM

Dec 2018

What is an "accidental shooting?"

I'm sorry, I know I had the handgun out at a party and it was loaded and the safety was off and there were police officers everywhere, but I swear I never meant for the gun to actually fire a real bullet that might injure someone. You know, accidents happen.

ManiacJoe

(10,136 posts)

5. That is why they are called

Reply to keopeli (Reply #1)

Wed Dec 19, 2018, 05:16 AM

Dec 2018

negligent shootings by everyone except the press.

Aristus

(66,388 posts)

2. I see the 'good guys with guns' are covering themselves with glory...

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Tue Dec 18, 2018, 12:26 AM

Dec 2018

ROB-ROX

(767 posts)

3. WHO HIRED THESE COPS??

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Tue Dec 18, 2018, 04:58 PM

Dec 2018

The cops in this story are VERY incompetent and they should be fired to save the public. I think to many mistakes have occurred because stupid cops are NOT fired when it is discovered they are STUPID. Only when the dumb ones are taken out of the herd will the public be served.......

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,350 posts)

4. The good news: No liquor bottles were broken by stray bullet fragments.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Tue Dec 18, 2018, 05:40 PM

Dec 2018

The cops all had matching statements: "I like beer."

According to the article, further investigation will discover whether alcohol was a factor. Duh.

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