First Rule of a Gunfight: An off-duty deputy shot and killed a 16-year-old and critically injured three others during a robbery at a Rockford [IL] pizzeria. The deputy involved in the Saturday night shooting is a 29-year-old U.S. Army veteran who served in Iraq, according to Winnebago County Sheriff Richard Meyers. Meyers did not identify the deputy, who was put on paid administrative leave. The deputy was talking with a friend at the restaurant when the suspects entered the business, acccording to Rockford Police Chief Chet Epperson. One of the suspects pointed a handgun at the deputy and his friend. A struggle ensued and the deputy used an employee's handgun to shoot the suspects. The 16-year-old, identified Monday morning as Michael Sago of Rockford, died at the scene. Epperson says the other three suspects were treated for life-threatening injuries. (Why didn’t the deputy have his own gun?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/...thers-during-robbery-20111003,0,2549590.story
First, how come the deputy did not have his own gun? Is he not covered by LEOSA?
Second, how did an employee manage to have a gun? I thought you folks had laws against that (as well as any possible employer policies).
Thanks for un-confusing me.
stay safe.