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Associated Press
06-08-2025
- Associated Press
2 South Carolina deputies hurt in training accident by live rounds kept in baggie in desk drawer
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Two deputies shot and injured in a training exercise in South Carolina were wounded by ammunition taken from a plastic bag in a desk drawer and not property tested to see if they were blanks, a sheriff said Wednesday. The officers were injured by what turned out to be breaching rounds used by police to break down doors and windows that were fired by an officer acting as a gunman in the July 29 training scenario, Greenville County Sheriff Hobart Lewis said. Both deputies are recovering. Instead of getting rounds for the training out of the heavily controlled sheriff's armory, deputies took rounds they believed were blanks from a plastic bag in a desk drawer, Lewis said. The officers followed regulations and test-fired the rounds to see if they were blanks, but fired into a berm from too far away and didn't realize they were breaching rounds, which contain gunpowder and have enough power to knock down doors at close range, the sheriff said. No criminal charges were filed but internal investigators are still reviewing what happened and the deputies involved in obtaining the ammunition could be disciplined, Lewis said. 'I don't know how long those rounds were in that desk drawer. But I can assure you I don't think anybody would keep any kind of round in a baggie in a desk drawer at the Greenville County Sheriff's Office ever again,' Lewis said at a news conference Wednesday. The two injured deputies were part of a SWAT team undergoing regular training at a vacant school building. They were practicing checking rooms for people when another officer who was supposed to be a suspect fired at them with a shotgun that was supposed to be loaded with blanks. The injured deputies immediately realized they were bleeding and medics on the scene applied tourniquets that likely saved the life of one officer who had an artery severed after being shot in the groin, Lewis said. The other officer was struck just below his armpit and just above his bulletproof vest, the sheriff said. Both had to have emergency surgery and are still out of work a week after the shooting, Lewis said. The Greenville County Sheriff's Office has stopped training with shotguns as they investigate the shooting.
CBS News
15-07-2025
- CBS News
SWAT team responds to home after suspected gunfire on Chicago's South Side
A SWAT response is underway in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood on Tuesday morning. According to Chicago police, officers were called to the 8100 block of South Prairie Park Place just after 1 a.m. after reports of shots fired inside a home. Police said a 77-year-old woman was in an argument with a 45-year-old man inside the house, and as she left the house, she heard a loud noise, suspected to be gunfire. Officers requested assistance from the SWAT team. Police have not released further details on the man's condition. Chicago
CBS News
28-06-2025
- CBS News
SWAT helps Galt Police arrest suspect
Galt Police said officers arrested a man on Saturday morning with the help of SWAT. Just before 6:30 a.m., police said they were on the 400 block of North Lincoln Way for an active incident. Officers closed part of Lincoln Way during the incident, and they were eventually able to arrest the person when SWAT arrived at the scene. Police have not said what led to the incident, and that more information will be released once they finishing investigating.
CBS News
13-05-2025
- CBS News
Rowlett man with ties to white supremacist group sentence to life in prison for firing at officer
A Rowlett man with ties to a white supremacist group has been sentenced to life in prison for opening fire on a Plano police officer, the Collin County District Attorney's Office announced. Christopher Allen, 34, was convicted of aggravated assault against a public servant. Gunfire erupts after narcotics raid The incident happened in August 2021. The Plano police SWAT officers were called to a home to execute a narcotics search warrant. Police said Allen, who was staying at the home while on felony probation, jumped a backyard fence and ran from the scene. When an officer began to chase Allen on foot, he turned and fired a handgun. The officer then returned fire "to protect himself, the officers behind him and the surrounding neighborhood," the news release said. Daniel Christopher Allen, 34, of Rowlett. Collin County DA's Office Officials said Allen was injured during the exchange, dropped his weapon and was transported to a hospital for treatment. Evidence and criminal history revealed during hearing The Collin County DA's Office said jurors were shown bodycam and drone footage of the raid incident, which captured the moment Allen opened fire on the officer. The jury then found Allen guilty in less than 20 minutes. "The Plano SWAT team put themselves in harm's way that day, confronting a known threat to protect our community," Collin County DA Greg Willis said in a statement. "That kind of courage deserves more than praise – it deserves our deepest gratitude." As the punishment phase began, prosecutors told the jury that Allen had been a convicted felon since 2015 and was prohibited from possessing a firearm. A gang expert testified about Allen's "long-standing membership in Aryan Circle," a known violent white supremacist prison gang, the news release said. Allen faced five to 99 years or life in prison, and the jury handed down a life sentence following testimony.
