(IL) This is one SERIOUSLY lucky officer....

[Drizzt]

Gun misfires 3 times

JOLIET — A Joliet man has been charged with attempted murder of a police officer after he allegedly pointed a gun at the back of a sergeant's head and pulled the trigger three times, misfiring each time.

Joliet police said the incident happened early Saturday when officers responded to a call from Hazel L. Taylor, 61, who told authorities her husband shot her.

When police arrived at Taylor's home, they reported hearing a gunshot and a woman pleading for help. Two officers and Sgt. Gordon Corp forcibly entered the house, and Taylor's husband made his way behind the three, according to police.

"He put a gun to the back of Sgt. Corp's head, pulled the trigger three times and misfired all three times," Joliet police Chief Dave Gerdes said.

Corp and the other officers then disarmed the man and took him into custody without further incident, police said.

Will Taylor, 59, was being held at the Will County Jail. He and his wife had been married 21 years.

Hazel Taylor suffered a gunshot wound to the chest, Gerdes said. She died later at Silver Cross Hospital, where she worked as a housekeeper, according to authorities.

No charges have been filed yet in Hazel Taylor's death, police said. Authorities say they have not established a motive in her shooting.

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/beaconnews/city/a20misfire.htm



OY! If that happened to you, how long would it take to stop shaking?

 

[Plan-B]

So the officer lives and the crook is charged for that. His wife dies and he's not charged for that (yet). Interesting...

 

[cobb]

That officer should have run right out and bought one lottery ticket, that's all he would need with luck like that.

 

[Blackhawk]

Two officers and Sgt. Gordon Corp forcibly entered the house, and Taylor's husband made his way behind the three, according to police.

Guess the CPD needs to take some remedial situation training along with the SAPD.

Three LEOs with 6 eyes and this guy gets behind all of them?

He pulls the trigger 3 times, and he's taken into custody without further incident and without being full of holes?

There's more to this story... unfortunately.

 

[Fed168]

You have a murder case, the suspect in custody, you don't want to rush into charging him with the wrong degree of homicide. Not to worry, he'll get what's coming to him.

 

[madmike]

"Dear Sarah Brady:

If your proposed ban against "Saturday Night Specials" had passed, this officer would have been shot with a high-quality, effective firearm instead.

Lucky for you he's alive, you accessory to murder, you."


SARAH BRADY'S BIRTHDAY IS FEBRUARY 6TH. CELEBRATE BY BUYING A GUN!

 

[DeltaElite]

OMG
We need to take up a "new underwear" collection for this guy.

They will charge the mook in time, as soon as they know exactly what to charge him with. He's being held for now and that is what is needed for now.
I worked multiple homicide cases, where we would charge one and charge the others later. Or hold them on an unrelated charge til we were ready to charge for the homicides.
Nothing odd there, just takes time sometimes.

 

[Drizzt]

Copyright 2003 Chicago Tribune Company
Chicago Tribune


January 21, 2003 Tuesday, SOUTHWEST FINAL EDITION

SECTION: Metro; Pg. 1; ZONE: SW

LENGTH: 520 words

HEADLINE: Joliet cop disarms man after 3 misfires

BYLINE: By Karen Mellen, Tribune staff reporter.

BODY:
Joliet police officials Monday lauded the actions of a veteran police officer who disarmed a shooting suspect after the man fired at him three times at close range--misfiring each time----and the officer's decision not to shoot back.

"He certainly demonstrated restraint," Chief David Gerdes said of Sgt. Gordon Corp, a 21-year member of the Joliet Police Department. "It was the right decision, apparently, in this case, because nobody got hurt after that." Early Saturday, Corp, 45, was one of five officers who responded to a 911 call from a woman who said her husband had shot her. When police arrived at the home, 513 Strong Ave. on Joliet's southeast side, they heard another shot and a woman's cries for help, Gerdes said.

After forcing open the front door, police--some holding shields to protect themselves from gunfire--entered the house to help the woman and find the suspect. But the room was dark, and police did not see Will Taylor, 59, hiding in the shadows, police said.

Taylor, who was behind the officers, allegedly placed his loaded revolver about a foot from Corp's head and fired three times in rapid succession, misfiring each time.

"It wasn't out of bullets," said Sgt. Bob Brenczewski, an investigator with the Police Department. "It misfired, that's all."

Corp reached out and forced Taylor's gun to the ground, and he and other officers disarmed Taylor, Brenczewski said. Corp later told other officers that he believed it would be faster to disarm Taylor than to shoot him, Gerdes said.

Taylor's wife, Hazel, 61, was taken to Silver Cross Hospital in Joliet, where she died.

Taylor was charged with attempted murder of a police officer and is being held in Will County Jail. The state's attorney's office is reviewing a murder charge against him in the death of his wife, Brenczewski said.

Police said Taylor, who had been laid off, was despondent over personal problems. But they said there were no obvious marital problems.

Police officials declined to allow Corp to be interviewed because he is involved in a criminal case. But Corp's wife said she is still reeling from the close call.

"It's devastating to all of us," said Linda Corp, of Joliet.

Gerdes said counseling would be available Tuesday to all the officers involved in the incident.

Police officials said it is a reminder of how dangerous police work can be, especially in domestic violence cases.

Gerdes said he did not know what precautions the officers on the scene could have taken to prevent the incident, pointing out that they were in a rush to respond to Hazel Taylor's call.

"Their primary goal was to get in and offer aid to the victim," Gerdes said. "But at the same time, they certainly had reason to suspect the suspect was still [there] at the time. ... They all demonstrated bravery above and beyond."

Gerdes said based on an initial review of the incident, he believes Corp would have been justified in using deadly force because his life was in danger.

"It's unfortunate the lady didn't make it," he said. "At the same time, we're fortunate we didn't lose one or more police officers."

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That's a whole lot more restraint than I would have expected....

 

[atek3]

what kinda misfire are we talking about here?
bad ammo, weak hammer spring, *** happened.

atek3

 

[Mike Irwin]

"Taylor, who was behind the officers, allegedly placed his loaded revolver about a foot from Corp's head and fired three times in rapid succession..."

No, he didn't FIRE three times, he attempted to fire.


""It wasn't out of bullets,"

Hum... Maybe there were bullets in the gun, but maybe the guy was out of primers, cases, and powder?

 

[Standing Wolf]

...the room was dark, and police did not see Will Taylor, 59, hiding in the shadows...

Flash lights and fresh batteries.

 

[sch40]

"misfire"?

What, exactly, do they mean by "misfire"? A kind of gun malfunction? A malfunction on the part of the gun user? A "miss"?

btw: nice sig, atek

 

[Erik]

That's gotta be "attention getting."

 

[C.R.Sam]

Lucky cop indeed.

Sho would like to see the whole story on this one.

Sam