Officer was not touching gun when it shot his leg, police say

By: Keila DePape Posted: 1:03 PM CDT Friday, Aug. 18, 2017

An officer did not have his hand near his gun when it spontaneously fired on Aug. 7, causing a severe leg injury, the Winnipeg Police Service said today.

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An officer did not have his hand near his gun when it spontaneously fired on Aug. 7, causing a severe leg injury, the Winnipeg Police Service said today.

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An officer did not have his hand near his gun when it spontaneously fired on Aug. 7, causing a severe leg injury, the Winnipeg Police Service said today.

The officer had stopped for lunch in the 1100 block of Taylor Avenue and was getting back into his vehicle when the gun discharged, severing three arteries in his leg, causing rapid and significant blood loss.

The investigation into the cause of the discharge is still underway, and no further information was provided at a news conference Friday.

Police say swift application of a tactical tourniquet may have saved the officer’s life.

Tactical tourniquets — belt-like devices used to stabilize injuries — have been used 10 times since the WPS tactical support team first began to carry them in 2011.