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Mass. officer's gun goes off during safety class

Tue May 20, 10:14 AM

By The Associated Press

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. - It's probably the last thing you'd expect to happen during a class on firearms safety.

Police in Massachusetts say a Glock handgun discharged while an instructor was demonstrating to Bristol County deputy sheriffs how to safely holster the weapon.

Officials say the bullet ripped a hole in the pants of the instructor, Maj. Donald Lamar, but missed his leg and foot.

Sheriff Thomas Hodgson says the officer made a "gross error in judgment" by not emptying the weapon before the class last week.

Lamar, a certified firearms instructor since 2005, has been transferred to another division.

Officials say he will not carry a firearm while the incident is being investigated.

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