Police: Hug Triggers Officer's Gun, Kills Woman

Boston.com ^ | 7/8/2012 | AP Science Writer

[smokingfrog]

The weapon, a department-issued, 40-caliber Smith & Wesson semiautomatic pistol, was in a holster worn inside the officer's waistband and was covered by his shirt, Goldpaugh said.

[Uri’el-2012]

The weapon, a department-issued, 40-caliber Smith & Wesson semiautomatic pistol, was in a holster worn inside the officer's waistband and was covered by his shirt, Goldpaugh said.

I do not believe that story.

Do you ?

[smokingfrog]

That is probably the most common way to carry concealed, so I wouldn't really doubt that part of the story. But not much else makes sense, and there seem to be some conflicting statements. Did she approach him from behind, or from the front? The story says he didn't know her, so why was she even touching him at all, especially while he is dancing with his wife? Something don't smell just right.

This would explain a lot -- gun that killed Adaisha Miller had trigger that could be reached through holster

.. but then how does she manage to get shot through the chest?

[smokingfrog]

[Uri’el-2012]

Police are investigating the incident and say preliminary findings show the holster may have allowed the trigger to be "manipulated" while the Smith & Wesson M&P 40 was stored, Godbee said.

All recent holsters cover the trigger.

If the Officer modified the holster
to expose the trigger, he is negligent.

[LoneRangerMassachusetts]

Cop plus chambered round spells trouble. The split second advantage a chambered round offers is simply not worth the risk. A chambered round should be grounds for dismissal.