[Caiman]

More to come...

Edit: In training, apparently;

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/7444163.stm

A police officer has died following a training exercise in Manchester after suffering a gunshot wound to the chest.

The male officer died in hospital after the incident, which took place in Newton Heath, about a mile from the city centre.

The incident happened at about 1135 BST On Thorp Road.

The officer was taken to North Manchester General Hospital following the incident, where he was pronounced dead later.

 

[crazymanc1]

Training exercise as in he was shot by another cop?

 

[Caiman]

It seems so.

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/1053206_officer_killed_in_gun_exercise

The young officer was seriously hurt during an incident at around noon while he was taking part in the exercise run by the Greater Manchester Police firearms unit.

I didn't know they even used live ammunition in training exercises...

 

[crazymanc1]

It seems so.

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/1053206_officer_killed_in_gun_exercise



I didn't know they even used live ammunition in training exercises...

neither did i, shocking!

 

[The Longford]

Blank rounds can be lethal aswell.
I bet some other copper feels a bit of a **** tonight.

 

[Mez]

Just realised, those bigtime news teams weren't for the TIF afterall. :S

 

[uklad1979]

Dumb ass police using live rounds. First the head of GMP kills himself then they shoot one of their own.

 

[Caiman]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/7445257.stm

A police officer who died when he was shot in the chest during a training exercise, was hit by a shotgun round fired by a colleague, police said.

The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is conducting an inquiry into the incident.

It said Pc Terry was struck by a single shot discharged from a shotgun.


This demonstrates the dangers that police officers face on our behalf
Jacqui Smith, Home Secretary

Firearms training heavily regulated

He was killed while officers used "special munitions" designed to stop vehicles containing armed criminals.

Ouch...