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Rialto officer shot while removing gun from boy's waistband
The 17-year-old was handcuffed when the gun fell from his shorts and discharged, hitting the officer in the left leg.
By Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
August 5, 2008
A Rialto police officer was recovering this morning after he was shot in the leg by a gun that fell from the shorts of a 17-year-old boy he was searching, authorities said.
The officer had stopped the teen at 10:30 p.m. Sunday in a courtyard at the Renaissance Village apartments on North Glenwood Avenue, said Rialto Police Lt. Joe Cirilo.
Officers were patrolling the area in response to recent shootings, including a fatal gang-related shooting two weeks ago, Cirilo said.
While patting down the boy, the officer discovered a handgun in his waistband and handcuffed him, Cirilo said. When the officer tried to remove the handgun, it slipped through the teen's shorts and discharged, striking the officer.
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The 17-year-old was handcuffed when the gun fell from his shorts and discharged, hitting the officer in the left leg.
By Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
August 5, 2008
A Rialto police officer was recovering this morning after he was shot in the leg by a gun that fell from the shorts of a 17-year-old boy he was searching, authorities said.
The officer had stopped the teen at 10:30 p.m. Sunday in a courtyard at the Renaissance Village apartments on North Glenwood Avenue, said Rialto Police Lt. Joe Cirilo.
Officers were patrolling the area in response to recent shootings, including a fatal gang-related shooting two weeks ago, Cirilo said.
While patting down the boy, the officer discovered a handgun in his waistband and handcuffed him, Cirilo said. When the officer tried to remove the handgun, it slipped through the teen's shorts and discharged, striking the officer.
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