Stafford Officer injured in gun range accident

[matefrio]

Long time in the field. Best wishes to the man and his family.

Stafford police officer injured in gun range accident | Houston & Texas News | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

A veteran Stafford police officer was hospitalized after he was shot in the leg Thursday night in what authorities said was a training accident at a gun range.
The officer was shot about 9:45 p.m. while going through firearms qualification at a range in Rosenberg used by several area law enforcement agencies, officials said.
The officer, a 20-year Stafford police veteran, was taken by Life Flight helicopter to Memorial Hermann Hospital — The Texas Medical Center. His injuries did not appear to be life-threatening, officials said.
Investigation into the shooting is continuing, officials said. No further information is available.

 

[berto40]

Hope the officer has a speedy recovery. But who called for Lifeflight for a non-life threatening injury? Bet others paniced because there was blood!!!

 

[majormadmax]

Training/qualification at 9:45 p.m?

As for Lifeflight, it may not have been determined at the time that his injuries were non-life threatening. It was probably just a precaution...

By the way, the article never mentioned if the officer was shot or accidentally shot himself...

Either way, I wish him a fast recovery!

 

[matefrio]

Stafford officer injured after accidentally shooting himself at shooting range | abc13.com <- States self inflicted. Sounds like Glock leg.

 

[San Antone RR]

"Glock Leg" Classic.

 

[txinvestigator]

Hope the officer has a speedy recovery. But who called for Lifeflight for a non-life threatening injury? Bet others paniced because there was blood!!!

I bet the determination that his injury was not life-threatening was made AFTER he arrived and was evaluated at the hospital.

 

[txinvestigator]

Training/qualification at 9:45 p.m?

On my department we qualified quarterly. We opened our indoor range and allowed officers to qualify ON DUTY.

 

[TheDan]

But who called for Lifeflight for a non-life threatening injury?

The thigh is actually a pretty dangerous place to sustain an injury. If the femoral artery ruptures you can bleed to death in a few minutes.


lol... "Glock Leg"

 

[berto40]

Very true Mr TheDan... near the groin area, lot of nerves and blood pipelines. Not sure where my human anatomy skills were that day!!!

 

[kurt]

I bet the determination that his injury was not life-threatening was made AFTER he arrived and was evaluated at the hospital.

20 year paramedic here. Not all helo transports are emergencies. Sometimes it is just logistics billed at a lower ground transport rate if the helo is already onscene.

Sometimes its just professional courtesy out of respect for our public safety colleagues. I suspect that since most helos have the capability to infuse blood, and ground ambulances usually don't, it was out of an abundance of caution with an eye towards a potential decline in patient condition. Never assume things won't get worse.

 

[zembonez]

An emergency helicopter rushed a Stafford officer to the hospital after he shot himself in the leg last night.

OOOOPS!

This is why it is crucial to remain 100% safety minded at all times when handling a firearm. This trained and experienced officer never dreamed he would shoot himself... and then his guard was let down.