Posted on 05/03/2022 5:36:51 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
A Capitol Police officer has been suspended after they fired their service weapon inside a congressional office building early Tuesday, authorities said.
The officer, who was not immediately identified, fired the weapon in the break room of the Cannon House Office Building in Washington, DC, US Capitol Police confirmed to The Post.
“The Capitol Police’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) is investigating the discharge of a USCP weapon inside a break room in the Cannon Office Building,” the agency said in a statement. “The officer has been suspended while OPR investigates the incident.”
A Capitol Police spokesperson declined to indicate whether investigators believe the discharge was accidental or how many shots were fired.
“All part of the investigation,” the spokesperson replied.
No injuries were reported.
SNIP
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
“after they fired their service weapon”
Geez, how many were there?
That’s what “they” say.
Remember the FBI guy dancing and his gun went off and hit someone a couple of years back???
Reason #1 why I avoid the breakroom.
Their was used as well. A truly poorly written article.
Or the non-binary shooter uses the pronoun "they."
Sorry. Do an internet search for:
pronouns they-them
Sloppiness or presumed gender fluidity? One never knows these days.
It should not be done, but I know of at least two ADs that happened because the person was practicing their draw. I would bet that is what the officer was doing at the time
“You’ve never done a desk-pop?”
“We honor the the flag. And you crap on it when you don’t shoot your gun in the office”.
It isn’t poorly written; it is to conceal the fact that the perp was female.
Exactly my first thought
“A Capitol Police officer has been suspended after they fired their service weapon ...”
********************************
I guess the officer’s preferred pronoun is “they/their”...
There is no such thing as an accidental discharge of a weapon. It is either a deliberate or a negligent discharge.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.