Multiple outlets report that a California police officer accidentally shoots a colleague during an incident described as “horseplay.” The reports say the shooting is captured in video footage showing officers handling firearms and aiming them at one another while loaded guns are present. According to the coverage, the injured employee suffers serious injuries as a result of what investigators and officials characterize as unsafe, out-of-policy behavior.
The Brisbane Times, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age all describe the episode as “unsafe” and “out-of-policy” “horseplay,” emphasizing that the firearm was loaded and that the conduct was not permitted. The Independent similarly characterizes the incident as “horseplay” involving loaded guns and notes that the shooting occurs while officers appear to be aiming at each other.
All accounts focus on the same core events: a California police officer unintentionally fires a loaded weapon at a colleague during an off-standard, informal interaction, resulting in serious injury and prompting attention to firearm safety and departmental rules.
