University Of Texas Officer’s Gun ‘Goes Off’
BY Herschel Smith
8 years, 7 months ago
Via Uncle, another gun with a mind of its own.
AUSTIN (KXAN) — University of Texas Police officer, Cory Morrison, was injured Tuesday morning when a weapon accidentally fired while in his holster. The bullet went into and out of his right leg according to UTPD Chief David Carter. The accident happened in the parking lot of UTPD headquarters at 7:30 a.m. when Carter said Morrison was talking to two colleagues. Morrison was standing outside a patrol car while talking to the two men inside when the gun went off.
Morrison was taken to the hospital with serious, but non-life threatening injuries.
Officer Morrison has been placed on administrative leave with pay. At the press conference, Carter said he is doing well and is with his family. He has been with UTPD for the past year, a law enforcement officer for 14 years and in the military for seven.
The investigation will look into finding out what circumstances surrounded the weapon discharge. It is unknown if he was touching the weapon at the time it went off. The two officers Morrison was talking to witnessed the shooting from inside their patrol vehicle.
Police say unintentional discharges happen from time to time; either in training or cleaning of a weapon. However, any time there is an incident of this kind, the police department is obligated to look into whether it was a mechanical failure or human failure.
Okay, so let me help. The officer put his booger hook on the bang switch and pulled it. There. Do I get to charge you consultant fees?
On May 18, 2016 at 9:19 am, Haywood Jablome said:
It seems these self discharging guns in the hands of LE are becoming a serious problem. I think you may have found a lucrative niche for your engineering expertise, Cap. With the right marketing, I’ll bet you could make millions!
On May 18, 2016 at 10:53 am, Archer said:
Administrative solution: Officers carry without a round in the chamber.
There. Fixed.
Also, given how often the
trouble-maker’sofficer’s name is left out of news reports, I suppose we should be grateful that they published it this time?On May 18, 2016 at 1:42 pm, Jack Crabb said:
I think the consequences of not hiring magic-blue-costumed-ones from the right side of the intelligence bell curve are beginning to show up.
On May 21, 2016 at 5:50 am, Daniel Barger said:
Even though there were two ‘witnesses’ (sic) it’s still unlikely that we will get the truth.
While it is remotely possible that said firearm discharged without human action the odds
of such an event are akin to winning the lottery…..not impossible but damn close. The odds
Damn near 100%
Damn near 100%