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This happened in Winchester:
Weapon Accidentally Goes off on City School Bus
Oh, did I mention it was a cop's gun that "went off" ?
Good thing no one was killed, huh? But wait, there's more:
The identity of the officer is not revealed. What if it had been a civilian[sic]?
They also do not identify the handgun. Of course, we can figure it out, can't we?
Weapon Accidentally Goes off on City School Bus
Oh, did I mention it was a cop's gun that "went off" ?
Winchester Police say a student reached for an officer's gun on a special needs school bus and the gun went off. No one was hurt, but what happened has the Winchester Police Department making some changes.
"He was basically trying to unbuckle the bus driver at the time and also trying to take her radio out of her hand," said Lauren Cummings with Winchester Police Department.
That's where it all started. Winchester Public School officials called the police department around 8:30 Monday morning. They needed help with one of the middle school students on a special needs bus.
"Our officer is specifically trained in crisis intervention team training and is able to deescalate situations like this," said Cummings.
The officer was able to calm down the student. Then, police say, while the officer was sitting next to him, the student reached over and got his finger on the trigger.
"It was discharged on the school bus," said Cummings. "The shot fired through the seat and hit the floor."
Good thing no one was killed, huh? But wait, there's more:
Four students were on the bus along with the officer, the bus driver and a school aid. No one was hurt. But what happened here has the Winchester Police Department looking at the holster that clips their officers' guns to their side. The Department bought new holsters back in November. Because of what happened, they've already taken away all the new holsters from officers.
"We'll be contacting the manufacturer of this holster to find out if they've had any similar incidents," said Cummings. "We'll be taking a look at did the holster actually malfunction in some way. We'll be looking more closely at that and trying to determine how we can prevent this incident from occurring again."
A lot of people have been asking if there was a safety on the gun. Police say that the guns they use don't have a traditional safety. They have something called a "safe action system." The safety is part of the trigger. As the trigger is pulled internal safeties are disengaged and then reengage when the trigger is released.
At this time no charges are expected. The officer whose gun went off is on administrative leave ...
The identity of the officer is not revealed. What if it had been a civilian[sic]?
They also do not identify the handgun. Of course, we can figure it out, can't we?