Officer Accidentally Fires Rifle Into 121st Precinct Ceiling
BY Herschel Smith
9 years ago
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – An NYPD officer accidentally fired an AR-15 rifle inside the 121st Precinct stationhouse after a weapons bust last week, the Advance has learned.
The officer was vouchering the weapon into evidence Tuesday night, a law enforcement source said, when it discharged, firing a shot into the ceiling of the Graniteville stationhouse.
The blast sent a spray of concrete into the officer’s face, resulting in a trip to the hospital for evaluation, the source said.
Any NYPD spokesman confirmed the incident took place but declined comment further, citing an Internal Affairs Bureau investigation.
The weapon came from a stash confiscated from the New Springville home of Anthony Romano, 34, the source said.
Or in other words, with a round chambered, he chose to pull the trigger with the rifle pointed in an unsafe direction. Gosh I hate it when that happens to me. I remember the last time I accidentally shot up a police precinct. We all laughed and laughed and laughed. I’m glad they were all cool and didn’t cause me a hassle about it.
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On November 19, 2015 at 11:03 am, Herschel Smith said:
I had never seen this before. That may be the funniest thing I’ve ever seen.
On November 19, 2015 at 3:42 pm, Jack Crabb said:
I was going to post a thoughtful comment, but I can’t follow THAT!