❓ A parliamentary question seeks details about an accidental shooting incident involving a maintenance worker at a shooting range. The Police Service is still investigating key aspects of the incident.
AnsweredQoN 1808Legislative Assembly
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(b) the rank of the officer that was responsible for the accidental shooting; (c) if the bullet in question hit the maintenance worker after first ricocheting from another object; (d) if so, what object did the bullet hit first; (e) how far did the bullet travel after hitting the first object; (f) was the officer pointing or attempting to point the gun in the direction of the target when the shooting occurred; (g) did the bullet hit the maintenance worker without ricocheting off another object; (h) if so, did the officer in question think the safety catch was on at the time; (i) was the officer attempting to service the gun when it fired; (j) did the officer believe the gun was empty when he fired it; and (k) why did the officer pull the trigger if the gun was not pointing at the target?
(c) if the bullet in question hit the maintenance worker after first ricocheting from another object; (d) if so, what object did the bullet hit first; (e) how far did the bullet travel after hitting the first object; (f) was the officer pointing or attempting to point the gun in the direction of the target when the shooting occurred; (g) did the bullet hit the maintenance worker without ricocheting off another object; (h) if so, did the officer in question think the safety catch was on at the time; (i) was the officer attempting to service the gun when it fired; (j) did the officer believe the gun was empty when he fired it; and (k) why did the officer pull the trigger if the gun was not pointing at the target?
(d) if so, what object did the bullet hit first; (e) how far did the bullet travel after hitting the first object; (f) was the officer pointing or attempting to point the gun in the direction of the target when the shooting occurred; (g) did the bullet hit the maintenance worker without ricocheting off another object; (h) if so, did the officer in question think the safety catch was on at the time; (i) was the officer attempting to service the gun when it fired; (j) did the officer believe the gun was empty when he fired it; and (k) why did the officer pull the trigger if the gun was not pointing at the target?
(e) how far did the bullet travel after hitting the first object; (f) was the officer pointing or attempting to point the gun in the direction of the target when the shooting occurred; (g) did the bullet hit the maintenance worker without ricocheting off another object; (h) if so, did the officer in question think the safety catch was on at the time; (i) was the officer attempting to service the gun when it fired; (j) did the officer believe the gun was empty when he fired it; and (k) why did the officer pull the trigger if the gun was not pointing at the target?
(f) was the officer pointing or attempting to point the gun in the direction of the target when the shooting occurred; (g) did the bullet hit the maintenance worker without ricocheting off another object; (h) if so, did the officer in question think the safety catch was on at the time; (i) was the officer attempting to service the gun when it fired; (j) did the officer believe the gun was empty when he fired it; and (k) why did the officer pull the trigger if the gun was not pointing at the target?
(g) did the bullet hit the maintenance worker without ricocheting off another object; (h) if so, did the officer in question think the safety catch was on at the time; (i) was the officer attempting to service the gun when it fired; (j) did the officer believe the gun was empty when he fired it; and (k) why did the officer pull the trigger if the gun was not pointing at the target?
(h) if so, did the officer in question think the safety catch was on at the time; (i) was the officer attempting to service the gun when it fired; (j) did the officer believe the gun was empty when he fired it; and (k) why did the officer pull the trigger if the gun was not pointing at the target?
(i) was the officer attempting to service the gun when it fired; (j) did the officer believe the gun was empty when he fired it; and (k) why did the officer pull the trigger if the gun was not pointing at the target?
(j) did the officer believe the gun was empty when he fired it; and (k) why did the officer pull the trigger if the gun was not pointing at the target?
(k) why did the officer pull the trigger if the gun was not pointing at the target?
(c) if the bullet in question hit the maintenance worker after first ricocheting from another object; (d) if so, what object did the bullet hit first; (e) how far did the bullet travel after hitting the first object; (f) was the officer pointing or attempting to point the gun in the direction of the target when the shooting occurred; (g) did the bullet hit the maintenance worker without ricocheting off another object; (h) if so, did the officer in question think the safety catch was on at the time; (i) was the officer attempting to service the gun when it fired; (j) did the officer believe the gun was empty when he fired it; and (k) why did the officer pull the trigger if the gun was not pointing at the target?
(d) if so, what object did the bullet hit first; (e) how far did the bullet travel after hitting the first object; (f) was the officer pointing or attempting to point the gun in the direction of the target when the shooting occurred; (g) did the bullet hit the maintenance worker without ricocheting off another object; (h) if so, did the officer in question think the safety catch was on at the time; (i) was the officer attempting to service the gun when it fired; (j) did the officer believe the gun was empty when he fired it; and (k) why did the officer pull the trigger if the gun was not pointing at the target?
(e) how far did the bullet travel after hitting the first object; (f) was the officer pointing or attempting to point the gun in the direction of the target when the shooting occurred; (g) did the bullet hit the maintenance worker without ricocheting off another object; (h) if so, did the officer in question think the safety catch was on at the time; (i) was the officer attempting to service the gun when it fired; (j) did the officer believe the gun was empty when he fired it; and (k) why did the officer pull the trigger if the gun was not pointing at the target?
(f) was the officer pointing or attempting to point the gun in the direction of the target when the shooting occurred; (g) did the bullet hit the maintenance worker without ricocheting off another object; (h) if so, did the officer in question think the safety catch was on at the time; (i) was the officer attempting to service the gun when it fired; (j) did the officer believe the gun was empty when he fired it; and (k) why did the officer pull the trigger if the gun was not pointing at the target?
(g) did the bullet hit the maintenance worker without ricocheting off another object; (h) if so, did the officer in question think the safety catch was on at the time; (i) was the officer attempting to service the gun when it fired; (j) did the officer believe the gun was empty when he fired it; and (k) why did the officer pull the trigger if the gun was not pointing at the target?
(h) if so, did the officer in question think the safety catch was on at the time; (i) was the officer attempting to service the gun when it fired; (j) did the officer believe the gun was empty when he fired it; and (k) why did the officer pull the trigger if the gun was not pointing at the target?
(i) was the officer attempting to service the gun when it fired; (j) did the officer believe the gun was empty when he fired it; and (k) why did the officer pull the trigger if the gun was not pointing at the target?
(j) did the officer believe the gun was empty when he fired it; and (k) why did the officer pull the trigger if the gun was not pointing at the target?
(k) why did the officer pull the trigger if the gun was not pointing at the target?
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Answered
18 November 2003
Responded by
Minister for Police and Emergency Services
Response time
90 days
(a) The Police Service advise the incident occurred at the Canningvale Pistol and Small Bore Rifle Club, Johnson Road, Canningvale.
(b) Unknown. The Police Service advise the weapon the bullet came from has not been identified at this time. Ballistics examination of the weapons being used is continuing.
c) The Police Service advise the damaged projectile recovered from the injured maintenance worker’s leg was consistent with having first struck a hard flat surface.
d) The Police Service advise ballistic examination of the range, the location of where the injury was sustained and the actual projectile have not yet established what the object was that the projectile ricocheted off.
e) Refer to (d)
f) The Police Service advise all officers on the firing line were pointing their guns at the targets.
g) Refer to (c)
h – k) At this point in time, the Police Service advise they are unable to answer these questions.
(b) Unknown. The Police Service advise the weapon the bullet came from has not been identified at this time. Ballistics examination of the weapons being used is continuing.
c) The Police Service advise the damaged projectile recovered from the injured maintenance worker’s leg was consistent with having first struck a hard flat surface.
d) The Police Service advise ballistic examination of the range, the location of where the injury was sustained and the actual projectile have not yet established what the object was that the projectile ricocheted off.
e) Refer to (d)
f) The Police Service advise all officers on the firing line were pointing their guns at the targets.
g) Refer to (c)
h – k) At this point in time, the Police Service advise they are unable to answer these questions.
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