I know because they mostly shoot them selves and their family members .
Baltimore Police Track Carjacking Suspects, But Detective Shoots Himself
The shooting, during which other officers applied a tourniquet to stanch the wounded detective's bleeding, will be investigated by the department's Special Investigations Response Team. The detective, who is in good condition, will receive additional training before returning to duty, Johnson said.
In short, had the stupid cop KEPT HIS FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER until he was ready to fire he would not have shot him self. That remideal training he got after he shot him self would have been better before the fact.
Or this dude here, knowing Clute Texas, I would say there was a fair amount of booze involved.
Video: Texas Officer Accidentally Shoots Neighbor Through Apartment Wall
A Freeport (TX) Police officer has been taken off duty after he accidentally shot his next door neighbor, according to police.
Investigators aren't saying exactly what the officer was doing at the time that caused his gun to fire inside his apartment in the 100 block of Lakeview drive in Clute.
The incident happened at 4 a.m. Saturday, police said. The bullet apparently went through the wall of the officer's apartment and hit his neighbor in the back. The victim survived and was taken by helicopter to Memorial Hermann Hospital where he is being treated for his injuries,
KHOU TV reports.
Mind you, these aren't from a cop hating web site hey are from an actual police friendly web site. I still notice you can't justify NOT having to demonstrate any competence at all where fire arms are concerned.