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https://newschannel9.com/news/local...ally-shot-person-after-they-committed-suicide
"Chattanooga police say an officer unintentionally fired his department-issued firearm three times, hitting a person who had just committed suicide.
The incident happened around 11:35 a.m. Sunday morning.
Police spokeswoman Elisa Myzal says officers arrived and told a person who was acting suicidal to put down a handgun.
Myzal says the person shot and killed themselves.
According to the CPD release, the officer then accidentally fired three rounds, hitting a chair twice and the leg of the person.
All officers on the scene are now on leave, per CPD policy.
The investigation into this incident is ongoing."
https://newschannel9.com/news/local...-discharge-his-service-weapon-unintentionally
"The attorney of a Chattanooga police officer says her client intentionally shot a man who had just committed suicide - directly contradicting a previous police report claiming it was an accident.
The Chattanooga Police Department (CPD) says officers responded Sunday morning to a situation at the Cross Creek Villas involving a man threatening to commit suicide with a gun.
According to attorney Janie Varnell of David & Hoss, P.C., Officer Brian Cottell followed his extensive training in hostage negotiations and tried to talk the man into dropping the weapon.
The CPD report says the man did not follow officers' orders, and then shot and killed himself. That is when CPD says the officer fired his gun three times, striking the man's body with one of the bullets.
The CPD report says that the firing of the gun was an accident - the attorney's statement disputes this.
“Contrary to previous reports, Officer Cottell did not discharge his service weapon unintentionally," the statement reads. "He did not accidentally shoot a man who was deceased. He purposefully discharged his weapon to protect himself and other officers as he was trained to do in these types of situations.”
The statement continues that Cottell, standing about 15 feet away from the man, fired at almost the same time as the man did.
Varnell says Officer Cottell has a 20-year career in law enforcement, is a military veteran, and has extensive training in critical incidents involving suicidal parties, hostage negotiations, and high-intensity situations.
We've reached out to the Chattanooga Police Department for comment on this statement."
"Chattanooga police say an officer unintentionally fired his department-issued firearm three times, hitting a person who had just committed suicide.
The incident happened around 11:35 a.m. Sunday morning.
Police spokeswoman Elisa Myzal says officers arrived and told a person who was acting suicidal to put down a handgun.
Myzal says the person shot and killed themselves.
According to the CPD release, the officer then accidentally fired three rounds, hitting a chair twice and the leg of the person.
All officers on the scene are now on leave, per CPD policy.
The investigation into this incident is ongoing."
https://newschannel9.com/news/local...-discharge-his-service-weapon-unintentionally
"The attorney of a Chattanooga police officer says her client intentionally shot a man who had just committed suicide - directly contradicting a previous police report claiming it was an accident.
The Chattanooga Police Department (CPD) says officers responded Sunday morning to a situation at the Cross Creek Villas involving a man threatening to commit suicide with a gun.
According to attorney Janie Varnell of David & Hoss, P.C., Officer Brian Cottell followed his extensive training in hostage negotiations and tried to talk the man into dropping the weapon.
The CPD report says the man did not follow officers' orders, and then shot and killed himself. That is when CPD says the officer fired his gun three times, striking the man's body with one of the bullets.
The CPD report says that the firing of the gun was an accident - the attorney's statement disputes this.
“Contrary to previous reports, Officer Cottell did not discharge his service weapon unintentionally," the statement reads. "He did not accidentally shoot a man who was deceased. He purposefully discharged his weapon to protect himself and other officers as he was trained to do in these types of situations.”
The statement continues that Cottell, standing about 15 feet away from the man, fired at almost the same time as the man did.
Varnell says Officer Cottell has a 20-year career in law enforcement, is a military veteran, and has extensive training in critical incidents involving suicidal parties, hostage negotiations, and high-intensity situations.
We've reached out to the Chattanooga Police Department for comment on this statement."
