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Captain charged with shooting & killing junior firefighter inside PA firehouse

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1600hrs,  apparently  the  Junior Was  shot accidentally  as a 21 year old Captain was  Removing his  handgun,  the Boy was  shot in  the  left cheek   the  Captain is in custody facing  charges....    from the  Pittsburgh News      http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2016/...pany-shooting/

 

The  Local  News

http://www.wpxi.com/news/16-year-old-junior-firefighter-dies-of-gunshot-wound-at-fire-station/470832196

 

here's the  firehouse on line story 

http://www.firehouse.com/news/12282436/republic-fire-company-junior-firefighter-shot-and-killed-firefighter-news

 

Daily News story :   http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/16-year-old-junior-firefighter-fatally-shot-fire-station-article-1.2889171

 

Pittsburgh News http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2016/...pany-shooting/

 

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5 hours ago, bad box said:

A Captain at 21 years old?

" a 21 year old Captain"  was the  actually statement made in the  Media...    

"a 21 year old Captain "

 

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3 minutes ago, fire patrol nyc said:

heard no charges will be filed....anyone verify?

From the article 

A 21-year-old man has been charged with criminal homicide after a teenage boy died of a gunshot wound inside a fire department Sunday in Redstone Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania State Police said.

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Matis was arraigned and taken to the Fayette County Prison, where he is being held without bail. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Dec. 7.

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At 21 I am sure the ink on his gun permit is barely dry. Then there is the issue of why you are drawing a weapon inside and in the company of anyone, least of all a minor. Even when I was a volunteer and worked as an armed guard, all the while advocating against the departments general gun ban, I never took a weapon out of a holster with other people in the room. I am glad I never needed to.

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4 hours ago, AFS1970 said:

At 21 I am sure the ink on his gun permit is barely dry. Then there is the issue of why you are drawing a weapon inside and in the company of anyone, least of all a minor. Even when I was a volunteer and worked as an armed guard, all the while advocating against the departments general gun ban, I never took a weapon out of a holster with other people in the room. I am glad I never needed to.

Even IF there was a reason for him to remove his weapon from the holster... He must have missed the key safety rules.

  • All guns are always loaded. (Treat them so!)
  • Never point the gun at anything you are not willing to destroy.
  • Keep your booger picker off the bang switch until you are ready to fire.
  • Be sure of your target and what is beyond it.
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