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INL NEWSPAPERS
(NEW ZEALAND)
NEWS
SUNDAY, 13 AUGUST 2000
Shot officer inquiry launched
An inquiry is under way to discover why live ammunition rather than
drill ammunition was used during a police training exercise in which an
officer was shot in the stomach.
The uniformed police sergeant was shot at 4am on Wednesday during a
training exercise at the Auckland Central Police Station.
The unnamed officer, who has a wife and child, was instructing two other
officers in safety procedures for loading and unloading the police Glock
9mm semi-automatic pistol when he was shot accidentally.
Auckland police chief Superintendent Howard Broad said the wound was no
nick. It was serious, but not life threatening.
"He was very lucky," Mr Broad said.
The shooting was subject to a standard police investigation as well as a
Police Complaints Authority investigation.
Occupational Safety and Health issues were also being looked into, Mr
Broad said.
He said he did not know why live ammunition was being used in the
exercise.
"It was not intended to be live ammunition, which is the point of issue
in the investigation.
"They were not on a range but they were in a secure area. In other words
there was no risk to anyone else," Mr Broad said.
It was normal for "on the job" training to be carried out during quiet
moments, such as during the night shift.
Mr Broad said Glock pistols were the standard police sidearm and
familiarity with the gun � loading and unloading, changing a magazine,
clearing blockages and bringing the weapon to readiness � was essential
for frontline patrol officers. The training was routine and frequent.
The three officers involved were frontline staff and not members of the
armed offenders squad.
The officer whose gun went off was very distressed. Police welfare staff
were supporting the officers involved as well as others on the shift, Mr
Broad said.
"These shifts become fairly tight-knit units and it is a fairly
difficult and stressful sort of time for them all."
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