Thought this was interesting and topical. I have been hit with lots of bullet fragments, espcially when shooting steel. I think it is just part of the fun, and why you should always wear eyes, ears and armor on the range.
[b]Officer hit in left arm when bullet ricochets[/b]
By Samira Jafari
AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Saturday, June 15, 2002
An Austin police officer was wounded Friday morning during a training exercise when a bullet he fired ricocheted and hit him in the left forearm.
Officer Joseph Stinson, a 17-year veteran of the Austin Police Department, was at a police academy off McKinney Falls Parkway shooting at targets with a 223-caliber AR-15 assault rifle, which is the "civilian version of an M-16," said Cmdr. Robert Dahlstrom.
Dahlstrom said the bullet ricocheted off the edge of the target and hit the officer about 11 a.m. during an advanced tactical training course.
Stinson was taken to Brackenridge Hospital for evaluation but was not seriously injured.
The department said it's investigating the incident to see if the injury could have been prevented.
A similar incident occurred a few years ago with a stray bullet causing a minor injury to an officer, Dahlstrom said.
No other recent injuries have been reported at the range, he said.
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