NOT THE SHARPEST KNIFE IN THE DRAWER: Police Chief’s Gun Safety Lesson Goes Awry

 

Middletown,OH, police Chief Greg Schwarber, 54, accidentally shot himself in the leg while cleaning a Glock .45-caliber pistol just minutes after giving his daughter a gun safety lesson, reports Middletown Journal (registration required to access article):

 

According to the Monroe police report, “Mr. Schwarber stated that he was out teaching his daughter gun safety and shooting techniques. When they returned home, Mr. Schwarber was preparing to clean his weapons, when he failed to realize that his pistol was still loaded and accidentally shot himself in the leg.”

 

The bullet entered his inner left thigh just above he knee and exited the other side before lodging itself in a wall” …

 

City Manager Judy Gilleland told the media that Schwarber is recovering from his injury.

Posted by The Stiletto at December 1, 2008
Categories: Not The Sharpest Knife In The Drawer
 

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