Investigation: Accidental shootings like one in Iowa show police training gaps
11 December 2019
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11 December 2019
When an Iowa mother tried to take her child from her husband during an argument on a snowy sidewalk in 2015, an officer stepped in to stop the scuffle, firing his weapon as a dog approached. The bullet went through the woman’s arm and into her chest, killing her as her family watched in horror. When a Minnesota sergeant stopped a motorcyclist after a 2015 high-speed chase, he stepped out of his patrol car with his firearm drawn and, flush with adrenaline, shot the man in the arm. And an Arkansas police officer fatally shot a suspect in 2012 as ...
Investigation: Accidental shootings like one in Iowa show police training gaps
The methods used to train police officers with their firearms “create the illusion of learning” but they are inadequate, an expert says
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