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Title: B.A.R.T. officer shot by another
Post by: alfsauve on January 24, 2014, 08:06:21 AM

search-foo not working well, hope no one else started a thread on this.  Couldn't decide whether this was politics, handguns or defense tactics... toss up.  Cafe wins.


BART officer shoots and KILLS another officer while searching a home.

http://gunssavelives.net/news/transit-officer-in-california-shot-and-killed-by-another-transit-officer-during-search-of-home/ (http://gunssavelives.net/news/transit-officer-in-california-shot-and-killed-by-another-transit-officer-during-search-of-home/)

I feel bad for the officer and and his family.
The article leave so many unanswered questions.

• Why are transit officers searching a home?
• Was there a suspect at the residence?
  
• Why did the other officer have his gun drawn?
  
• Or did the offending officer find a gun on the premises and didn't know how to unload it.
  
• What level of training do these officers receive?  (Broke at least 3 of the 4 prime directives.  Maybe all four see above.)
  
• Accident?  Negligence.

Title: Re: B.A.R.T. officer shot by another
Post by: MikeBjerum on January 24, 2014, 09:08:05 AM

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/bart-police-officer-killed-in-line-of-duty/ (http://www.cbsnews.com/news/bart-police-officer-killed-in-line-of-duty/)

From the story:

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Nelson told KCBS it’s not unusual for BART police to carry out probation searches and that it’s part of their job.

"It obviously has something to do with a crime that occurred in the BART system and they were just following up on it," he said.