LMPD Instructor accidentally shoots recruit

[tomcat13]

You just Can't make this stuff up!

LMPD recruit accidentally shot by officer during training

LMPD has not yet confirmed the details, but it is believed to have been accidental.

www.wave3.com

 

[KellyinAvon]

Looks like the vest passed the functional test so that's good. The ND? Not so much.

 

[Bugzilla]

That was so they could cover the First Aid portion of the training!

 

[Denny347]

I had a training class with 2 of their 3 full-time firearms instructors. Yup, you got that right. 1500 person department with their own range and they only have 3 full time training instructors. IMPD has 1600 officers with 10 full-time firearms instructors and still could use more. Understaffing is dangerous.

 

[Combat Engineer]

Everytime they put a body cam shooting on tv in Louisville,the officers fire an ungodly amount of rounds at the suspect.Training shouldn't amount to a mag dump everytime you shoot.This is the main reason I don't take these defensive shooting classes.I prefer what the military taught us to do.Dont fire until you have a sight picture.

 

[Sigblitz]

Everytime they put a body cam shooting on tv in Louisville,the officers fire an ungodly amount of rounds at the suspect.Training shouldn't amount to a mag dump everytime you shoot.This is the main reason I don't take these defensive shooting classes.I prefer what the military taught us to do.Dont fire until you have a sight picture.

Rule 3

 

[cedartop]

We used to have an LMPD officer here on the board that I have attended a number of classes with in southern Indiana. I haven't heard from him lately. I know at times he was very frustrated with their training division. Like so many cities these days, that is a tough place to be a cop.

 

[Jaybird1980]

I had a training class with 2 of their 3 full-time firearms instructors. Yup, you got that right. 1500 person department with their own range and they only have 3 full time training instructors. IMPD has 1600 officers with 10 full-time firearms instructors and still could use more. Understaffing is dangerous.

I wonder if they will be down to 2 now.

Pretty crazy.

 

[Creedmoor]

I had a training class with 2 of their 3 full-time firearms instructors. Yup, you got that right. 1500 person department with their own range and they only have 3 full time training instructors. IMPD has 1600 officers with 10 full-time firearms instructors and still could use more. Understaffing is dangerous.

The Marine Corp should be so lucky.

 

[Ark]

LMPD at it again. Their reputation is not improving.

Wonder if it was an ND that just happened to strike a vest, or another "oops thought it was sims" situation.

 

[BigRed]

You just Can't make this stuff up!

LMPD recruit accidentally shot by officer during training

LMPD has not yet confirmed the details, but it is believed to have been accidental.

www.wave3.com

Are these the folks I'm supposed to depend upon for my life?

 

[ECS686]

I missed this post but like many I am curious to see the specifics of this when they come out.

If you’re lucky you have a tier of instructors. In several Federal Agencies (what I can speak on) we had line then Leads then Special Teams (SWAT SORT whatever)

The problem is most agencies instructors are 1 a collateral duty

2 some outside of specialty team instructors are politically appointed

And 3 not all instructors can “Teach” or do some agencies want them too.

Many agencies want their instructors to simply be a safety monitor and or administrating that yearly test if a qualification!

We shall see though.

 

[OurDee]

I wonder if they will be down to 2 now.

Pretty crazy.

Naw, it was the recruit that got shot. Union rep. will help keep the trainer in there.

 

[ECS686]

Naw, it was the recruit that got shot. Union rep. will help keep the trainer in there.

There lies the issue. The the majority of the last few “incidents “ more instructors have shot students than students have shot others.

While any are an issue an instructor should be above making that kind of fail.

 

[wcd]

Are these the folks I'm supposed to depend upon for my life?

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I would hope not! Guessing you are more than qualified to be your own first responder.

Now about that Mod position

 

[wcd]

You just Can't make this stuff up!

LMPD recruit accidentally shot by officer during training

LMPD has not yet confirmed the details, but it is believed to have been accidental.

www.wave3.com

Article seems to lack a lot of context. Curious to know the instructor seems to lack a fundamental understanding of basic firearms safety?

 

[Drail]

"..it appears to be accidental...." It just happens to highly trained LEOs.

 

[Gaffer]

Another Glock leg, Serpa holster, it just went off story...

 

[BigRed]

dea clown get a new job as trainer?