WBKO 13 News – by Jake Boswell
GLASGOW, Ky. (WBKO) — A former Glasgow police officer is suing a Barren County gun store after being handed a loaded gun from under the counter and accidentally shooting his finger off.
According to a civil lawsuit filed Friday, former Glasgow police officer Darrell Smith went into Barren Outdoors back in March and asked to see a .380 caliber handgun.
He then held the gun after receiving it from under the counter. Smith began to examine the gun and then cocked it. The gun was actually loaded and fired, shooting off part of Smith’s index finger.
Smith’s attorney, Alan Simpson, said the incident caused him to lose his job as a police officer, and the suit is to make up for income he’s lost.
“He’s permanently disfigured. He went through a lot of pain and suffering. He’s gone through several surgeries. He’s got a lot of medical bills that have to be paid. It ended his career and he’s going to have a lot of lost income.”
The lawsuits claims the Barren Outdoors employee didn’t do a safety check on the gun, and therefore Smith is suing for negligence.
We’ve reached out to Barren Outdoors. At this time they have no comment.
Above you can see the uncensored surveillance video where Smith accidentally fires the weapon.
http://www.wbko.com/home/headlines/VIDEO-Former-GPD-Officer-Sues-Gunstore-After–288172101.html
Its a miracle he didn’t hit one of the other customers. Carelessness all around, the clerk for not checking before handing him the gun, the cop for pulling the trigger with his hand in front of the muzzle. The gun shop I frequent, the clerk always opens the action on any gun I inspect before its handed to me. Blame all around in this incident.
stupid cop did it wrong,, he survived the shooting ..SMDH
was he charged for discharging the weapon inside the store and within the city limits ? No? ..Why the F not , you know if this had happened to a civilian they would be charged and probably end up losing their gun owning rights
Cop doesn’t know proper procedure for handling a gun….
so he sues innocent store keeper…..
He should be fired for lack of procedural knowledge and endangering the lives of the innocent.