Posted on 08/05/2022 1:48:17 AM PDT by csvset
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) said a library police officer died Thursday afternoon after a retired police lieutenant shot and killed her in the Anacostia Library.
MPD said the retired lieutenant was conducting training at the library, located at 1800 Good Hope Rd. SE. At the end of the training, the retired lieutenant fired a gun. The bullet hit the library police officer.
Medics took her to the hospital where she died.
Other library police officers, as well as the retired lieutenant, were being interviewed late Thursday afternoon.
MPD said it was working with its partners at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia in the investigation into exactly what happened.
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Damn. One free kill.
“It’s not good practice to do that,” Contee said.
Duh.
L
“Forgot it was a loaded weapon”
What’s that 1st rule of handling a firearm again?
Notice that neither tha name of the RPO nor the Library LEO
have been published, WTF?
The cops in Washington have killed Ashlee Babbittm, and a librarian and both gettting off without a consequence?
This is what happens when cops are re-imagined as social workers.
“Why did the gun have live ammo?”
I dunno but I bet he doesn’t get a pass like our friend alec baldwin seems to be getting.
Very quiet LOL
Has the shooter’s name been released? It took months or weeks for Byrd to be publicly ID’d.
Dceeeee
Need more be said
Batons are not even as dangerous as a well-designed pointy stick: perhaps the authorities find it necessary to leverage fire power in anything more serious than defense against grapes.
As Batons are more dangerous than a banana, and there already is popular precedent for authorities to use lethal force in defense against a banana, even in training, I see no reason why we should expect significant action against the trainer.
Banana Republic.
Seems like overkill.
(pun intended)
I work in a relatively small urban public library that has enough issues with theft and patron/staff harassment we also use security contracted through the state police. More than schools I’m sure. Officer induced incidences not so much. Can’t imagine what larger systems go though keeping everyone comfortable and safe on a daily basis.
My local Social Security Administration office has an armed guard on duty. How do I know? I got thrown out of the office for questioning why my annual COL adjustment was $1 per month or $12 per year short. Never did get an answer even after writing letters to my senators and congressman.
A buddy of mine had a finger shot off by a state cop at a shooting range.
Library cops are there to protect twerking drag queens who are civically reading to your kids, you homophobe, you!
Trainer had already packed up.
Put his loaded gun back on. Forgot it was a loaded weapon.
Yes, that is how it happens.
It is why the safety rules have multiple backups.
Of course, there might have been another problem. We will eventually know the details.
Who would want to go around D.C., unarmed?
Exactly.
Trouble is humans are not perfect.
Unlike a lot of internet posters.
Well Alec Baldwin copy cat, one never train with live ammunition in gun, two never point a gun at another person, three never have your finger on the trigger.
Anacostia has a library?
“Trouble is humans are not perfect.
Unlike a lot of internet posters”
Couldn’t agree more.
And that’s a damned Shame isn’t it?
So many lives could be saved if only....
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