Spokane police mistake pellet gun for rifle, shoot suspect www.privateofficer.com

 

SPOKANE WA June 18 2012– An officer shot a suspect early Sunday morning for randomly firing a pellet gun in a Spokane neighborhood.

Neighbors heard gunshots coming from behind a mini-mart on Mission near Napa. They said he was randomly firing around the area, so they called police.

Officers arrived to find the suspect, who they believed had a rifle. One of the officers fired at the suspect and hit him in the leg. He was taken to a local hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.

No word on the suspect’s identity.

It wasn’t until after the shooting that police learned it was a pellet gun.

The officer is on administrative leave, which is protocol in these cases. The officer has not been named.

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