Posted on 06/11/2026 7:31:34 PM PDT by BenLurkin
The Pasadena Police Department released video on Thursday of an officer who accidentally shot a colleague while engaged in “unsafe and out-of-policy horseplay” with loaded firearms.
It happened around 6:18 p.m. on Sept. 7, 2025, in the department’s parking structure, located at 240 Ramona Street, according to Chief Gene Harris.
In the cruiser dashcam video, a police car can be seen pulling into the parking garage in front of two uniformed officers, who were standing at the rear of a police SUV that had its trunk open.
As the cruiser approached, an officer could be seen drawing his gun and pointing it directly at the approaching cruiser, which the police chief called “inappropriate.”
A few moments later, the officer reholstered the weapon as he and his colleague smiled.
The video didn’t capture what happened next inside the vehicle, put Chief Harris said the officer seated in the patrol car driver’s seat drew his handgun and “pointed it towards the other officer. During this interaction, the driving officer’s firearm discharged.”
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Horse play with loaded weapons in Pasadena.......
Was it south Pasadena?
DEI hires?
” they will have no regard whatsoever for the people.”
Repeat after me:
“I was in fear for my life”
And know “qualified immunity” will cover for you to get away with it.
As the cruiser approached, an officer could be seen drawing his gun and pointing it directly at the approaching cruiser, which the police chief called "inappropriate" "friggin' stupid."
Perp should be summarily fired.
Regards,
Along with the "You don't need a home fire extinguisher - The fire dept. will protect you!" crowd!
Regards,
Everyone else goes to jail for this but, not these idiots?
Gun discharged . . .
Good thing it wasn’t in his holster, pointed at his crotch when that happened.
Treat firearms with respect and they won’t kill you….
Reckless Endangerment involving a Firearm causing Injury or Death to a Police Officer is a 30 year sentence.
You’re a very perceptive individual.
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Has it been confirmed that the officer who fired is male?
The first officer who ran up from the left was female but the dash camera didn't move prior to her arrival so she wasn't likely the driver who shot the other officer.
"Court OKs Barring High IQs for Cops" ABC News, September 2000
https://abcnews.com/US/court-oks-barring-high-iqs-cops/story?id=95836
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York upheld a lower court’s decision that the city did not discriminate against Robert Jordan who was rejected as an applicant for the New London police department after he scored too high on an intelligence test.
Insiders will tell the truth that police departments don't like to recruit smart cops because they leave after just a few years.
The nonchalant behavior of the officer standing next to the officer who pointed his gun at the driver shows that this goes on all the time with that crew.
There’s the problem ...
/sarc
Back the Blue. LOL
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