AUBURN, Mich. (AP) - A police officer tried to hide firing a weapon in a Michigan school that sent a bullet through a wall and grazed a teacher, according to reports obtained Monday by a newspaper.
Police documents and video obtained by The Bay City Times through a public records request show Bay County sheriff’s Deputy Adam Brown fired a pistol last month in Bay City Western High School’s robotics classroom while testing the trigger pull with a force machine. Brown, who was the school’s resource officer at the time, had two guns and the one that discharged was a backup he was authorized to carry, the newspaper reported (https://bit.ly/2hSRL79 ).
Reports described the bullet passing through drywall into a classroom occupied by a teacher and roughly 30 students. The bullet ricocheted off the ceiling and a wall, and then struck the teacher in the neck.
The teacher had a small scratch and went to pick up the fired bullet but dropped it because it was hot.
Brown didn’t initially confess to staff members, leading officials to boost security measures while they tried to figure out what happened, reports say. A staff member gave Brown the spent bullet in order to protect it.
Investigators said in reports that Brown admitted to what happened after being confronted by school officials.
“(Brown) left the school building, placing the fired gun in his personal vehicle, and threw the fired bullet into the school lawn in an attempt to thwart the investigation,” a report said. It added that in a conversation with another officer, Brown was “extremely emotional” and said “it was a total accident.”
The Associated Press left a message on what’s believed to be Brown’s number after a man hung up on the first attempt.
No charges have been filed as the case is reviewed by prosecutors in neighboring Tuscola County.
“He’s not serving in an official police capacity until everything is done with the court systems,” Bay County Undersheriff Troy Cunningham said of Brown, a 20-year department veteran.
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Information from: The Bay City Times, https://www.mlive.com/bay-city
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