MA State Trooper accidentally shoots himself...

[GlockJock]

http://www.myfoxboston.com/story/30...per-injured-after-accidental-weapon-discharge

.. or the damned Glock simply "went off" like they tend to do.... too early to tell... News trucks speeding to the scene to weed out the truth..

 

[atilla]

cruiser pop.

looks like they are gonna transition him to the 'ol block of wood.

 

[GlockJock]

cruiser pop.

looks like they are gonna transition him to the 'ol block of wood.

Millis, part 2 ?

 

[robjax]

They haven't said much on how serious the injury is. Lets hope it is not very serious and that he will be ok.

Now, do you think they will reveal the truth behind what happened? We going accident or attempted suicide? Where will this fall?

 

[GlockJock]

They haven't said much on how serious the injury is. Lets hope it is not very serious and that he will be ok.

Now, do you think they will reveal the truth behind what happened? We going accident or attempted suicide? Where will this fall?

Hangfire [emoji6]

 

[not new guy]

They haven't said much on how serious the injury is. Lets hope it is not very serious and that he will be ok.

Now, do you think they will reveal the truth behind what happened? We going accident or attempted suicide? Where will this fall?

They put him on a helicopter so I assume it's serious.

 

[robjax]

Millis, part 2 ?

That was my first thought as well. But he didn't shoot his cruiser so is it really the same?

 

[mchncbill]

If I had to wear that uniform and haircut I'd probably shoot myself too.

 

[robjax]

They put him on a helicopter so I assume it's serious.

good point...

 

[GlockJock]

If I had to wear that uniform and haircut I'd probably shoot myself too.

"These boots are made for walking.. and that's just what they'll do..."

 

[Zappa]

http://www.myfoxboston.com/story/30...per-injured-after-accidental-weapon-discharge

.. or the damned Glock simply "went off" like they tend to do.

Sorry, can't blame Glock this time, the MSP doesn't use Glocks, and never did.
In the 90's they had SIG 226's in 9mm, then traded them for SIG 226's in .40, now most are carrying M&P .45's now.

 

[GlockJock]

They put him on a helicopter so I assume it's serious.

Apache? or Chinook?

 

[Boghog1]

Best wishes for the trooper

 

[NHAtHeart]

He didn't throw the gun and claim a terrst shot him so that's a plus at least.

 

[M1911]

Apache? or Chinook?

It was a medflight:

Looks like it is a Airbus Helicopter H135 (formerly Eurocopter EC135, derived from the BK117)

I hope he recovers quickly and fully.

 

[robjax]

AD - said he shot himself in the leg...

 

[Admin]

Best wishes for the trooper

+1

 

[Zappa]

It's not what we thought, he was shot in the femur with a shotgun during training.

Here's what came over the pager:

Devens, MA *Officer Down* Fitchburg Rd. Accidental Shooting. Trooper Down During Training. Discharge Of Shotgun. Medflight E/R. 11:30am

Devens, MA *Officer Down* Fitchburg Rd. U/D: Discharge Of Shotgun During Training At Devens Airfield. Buckshot Wound To Femur. 11:32am

 

[jbrunel]

"State police is investigating".
Move along folks nothing to see here

 

[M1911]

It's not what we thought, he was shot in the femur with a shotgun during training.

Oh boy. That's really bad news. Quite possibly life threatening or disabling. The amount of damage done by a shotgun wound can be horrific.

 

[robjax]

Oh boy. That's really bad news. Quite possibly life threatening or disabling. The amount of damage done by a shotgun wound can be horrific.

I was kind of thinking the same thing. A handgun would be bad enough but a shotgun at such close range...well...any range really....ouch.

 

[GlockJock]

"State police is investigating".
Move along folks nothing to see here

Cryptography for "Keep your effin mouths shut until the Colonel calls in".. with instructions, from Aruba (or Costa Rica, or the summer cottage up in Alton Bay, etc etc) ...

 

[rwl1955]

They must have been doing tactical training on South Post. Not good.

 

[Zappa]

The news and pager reports never said the the troopers injury was self inflicted, since it was during a training exercise, it's possible he was accidentally shot by someone else standing next to him.
This sounds more feasible because it's pretty tough to shoot yourself in the femur with a long gun unless you were doing something really stupid.

 

[Palladin]

Hope he's ok

 

[atilla]

It's not what we thought, he was shot in the femur with a shotgun during training.

Here's what came over the pager:

ye-ouch! hopefully he'll be alright, someone ****ed up bad. 12ga close range will turn a limb into alpo chunks. poor bastard.

 

[ccm75]

That's got to be a tough radio call for a trooper to make...

Disregard - For some reason I immediately him accidently shooting himself in or around his cruiser and then having to call it in.

Best wishes to the injured Trooper.

 

[robjax]

yeah...painful and potentially life threatening just because of the area. If the bone was broken as a result of the shot I cannot even imagine the pain. I'm sure the medics got some pain killer in him but still. Of course that is assuming he was conscious through the whole thing.

 

[ColdDayInHell]

12ga femur shot? JFC.

 

[RHJJ]

Best wishes for the trooper.