Posted on 11/17/2022 8:12:02 PM PST by T.B. Yoits
A high school senior in Indiana was shot during a law enforcement vocational training session when one of the deputies conducting the training session “accidentally” fired his service weapon, rather than a “dummy gun,” reports say.
On Thursday morning, Deputy Tim DisPennett, a 19-year veteran of the Vermillion County Sheriff’s Office, was conducting a vocational law enforcement class at South Vermillion County High School in Clinton, Indiana, about 15 miles north of Terre Haute. During a demonstration, DisPennett reportedly fired his service revolver, and the bullet from his gun grazed a male student.
“During the course of instruction today,” Dave Chapman, superintendent of the South Vermillion Community School Corp., told reporters, “they were going through some drills, and during the course of that drill, the deputy’s service revolver accidentally was discharged, hitting one of our students.”
“[S]omehow, the instructor reached for the dummy gun and got his service revolver and fired that accidentally,” Chapman later added.
First aid was immediately administered to the senior, who was then transported to a Terre Haute hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Chapman claimed that the student described the pain as “a sting.”
“I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s not in school tomorrow,” Chapman said.
Other students requested to leave campus for the day, and Chapman stated that those students whose parents signed them out were permitted to leave.
“I don’t know a lot will be going on educationally the rest of the day,” he admitted.
Indiana State Police will investigate the incident and will conduct interviews with the deputies and the students who were in the classroom at the time. DisPennett has been placed on administrative leave, per department protocol.
DisPennett is also a school resource officer, though he was not operating in that capacity at the time of the incident.
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Not “accidental”, it’s “negligent”.
Oh damn! The boy’s family was probably scared out of their minds. The policeman wanted to drop through a hole in the floor. I guess it could happen to anybody - if your gun is not properly secured.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfONckOPyaI
>Not “accidental”, it’s “negligent”.
Came here to say that.
No gun enthusiast that I know would ever cause such an “accident.” We treat every firearm, even “dummy guns” as if they are loaded.
“Other students requested to leave campus for the day, and Chapman stated that those students whose parents signed them out were permitted to leave.”
Mighty big of them to let the kids leave after one nearly get blow away. Also interesting how closely public schools resemble jails these days, where even in HIGH SCHOOL, you aren’t given the freedom to simply walk out on your own.
Haven’t seen a cop with a revolver in maybe 20 years.
The rule about not pointing a firearm at anything you're not willing to destroy applies to all guns, not just "real" ones, because you might be surprised to find out that the "fake" gun was in fact "real" and loaded.
This happened at a school in Philadelphia about ten years ago. Weapons handling was being demonstrated by a Secret Service agent in a high school in (IIRC) North Philadelphia when he “accidentally” fired a live round in the classroom.
The irony of the situation was enhanced because just before he let fly, he made a remark to the effect that “only one person in this room has the professional training to handle firearms in a public setting.” Then... boom.
Oh darn, you’re right. He was DEA, not SS.
Service revolver? Sheesh, who writes this crap?
Why do I think is was a Glock and not a revolver?
Living in North Philly is training.
You just learn to shoot sideways, and accidentally hit 8 y/o girls playing on the porch.
Good thing it was just a drill!
All service guns and live ammo should be secured prior to demonstrations with dummy guns.
Somebody who has read too much ‘50s cop fiction?
Love it Gator!!!
Officer Alec Baldwin has been placed administrative leave.
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