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Police: Hug Triggers Officer's Gun, Kills Woman
Boston.com ^
| 7/8/2012
| AP Science Writer
Posted on 07/09/2012 8:33:15 AM PDT by pgyanke
A woman celebrating the weekend before her 25th birthday was fatally shot Sunday when she hugged an off-duty police officer while dancing at a party, causing the officers service weapon to fire, according to police and her mother.
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According to Stephens, the woman embraced the officer from behind, causing the holstered weapon to accidently discharge. The bullet punctured Millers lung and hit her heart, and she died at a hospital.
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To: UriÂ’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.
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07/10/2012 7:41:30 AM PDT
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smokingfrog
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To: 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. I do not believe that story. Do you ?
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07/10/2012 2:21:54 PM PDT
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Uri’el-2012
(Psalm 119:174 I long for Your salvation, YHvH, Your law is my delight.)
To: UriÂ’el-2012
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?
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07/10/2012 2:53:47 PM PDT
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smokingfrog
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07/10/2012 2:56:15 PM PDT
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smokingfrog
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To: smokingfrog
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.
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07/10/2012 3:13:03 PM PDT
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Uri’el-2012
(Psalm 119:174 I long for Your salvation, YHvH, Your law is my delight.)
To: pgyanke
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.
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