DinosaurJones
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Pretty crazy... both the suspect and the officer got VERY VERY lucky in this case that neither of them got shot. What I'm curious about though, is how do you have a firing pin spring missing for 2 years and have the gun be operational? Doesn't smell right to me...
Full article: http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/309212
...When the officer arrived at the home on Holly Tree Road, Foley — who was not the suspect officers were looking for — was standing in the road aiming a shotgun at the officer's marked police car, Mason said.
"Running into this individual was a complete surprise," Mason said Wednesday.
The officer got out of his car and sought cover before ordering Foley "numerous times" to lower the shotgun, Mason said. Another officer arrived and issued similar commands, Mason said.
The first officer, a nearly four-year veteran of the force, "saw the shotgun was still pointed at him and attempted to fire his weapon," Mason said. "When he pulled the trigger, the hammer dropped and the weapon did not discharge."
As the officer cleared his weapon, Foley began to lower his shotgun and comply with the officers' commands, Mason said. The shotgun discharged away from the officers in the process...
Full article: http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/309212