..... while teaching the kids how a 'good cop' deals with a bad guy.
Er, lesson..... learned?
Instead of grabbing his training weapon, he grabbed his service weapon and shot, hitting a student (who has fortunately lived).
19 year sheriff's deputy (plus whatever he did before that) so CP doesn't get to pull his usual trolling of 'oh he wasn't a REAL cop'
Unsure how you mistake a dummy training weapon for an actual service weapon - like, he doesn't even have the 'excuse' of it being a high danger/adrenaline situation like that officer chick tried claiming when she pulled her gun instead of her tazer and killed Daunte Wright. It's only pure luck this one didn't end in a fatality as well.
https://newschannel20.com/newsletter...on-high-school
And of course he's on 'administrative leave' - if any of us accidentally shot a kid at a school we'd be in custody unless we were lucky enough to make bail and have the money to pay it
https://allthatsinteresting.com/tim-dispennet
Police Officer Accidentally Shoots Teenager While Teaching High School Students How To Be Good Police Officers
While going over a "bad guy" scenario, 19-year veteran deputy Tim DisPennett accidentally grabbed his service weapon instead of his training gun — and discharged it at a student.
While teaching a law enforcement class at South Vermillion County High School in Clinton, Indiana, the off-duty sheriff’s deputy in charge accidentally fired his service weapon — and shot one of the teens in attendance.
As WTHI reports, the sheriffs deputy was identified as Tim DisPennett, who has been with the force for 19 years.
The shooting happened at around 9:30 in the morning on Thursday, November 17, while DisPennett was telling students what a good cop would do in a “bad guy” scenario.
The point may have been misconstrued, however, as shooting an innocent high school student likely wasn’t a by-the-book response.
Fortunately, paramedics were on the scene in minutes, school officials said, and the student was immediately taken to nearby Terre Haute hospital with non-life-threatening injuries for treatment.
In a letter to parents, the school’s principal said, “This morning at South Vermillion High School, there was an isolated incident in one of our vocational classrooms. The incident was an accidental discharge of a firearm by a law enforcement officer during a drill … Only SVHS is currently on lockdown, due to the abundance of emergency personnel in the building.”
According to The Daily Mail, DisPennett had meant to grab his training weapon, but accidentally grabbed his real — and loaded — firearm instead and discharged it at the student.
“The instructor immediately began first aid,” said superintendent Dave Chapman. “It needs to be clear that this was an accidental shooting and that at no time were the students and staff at the high school in any danger or threat.”
The school remained on lockdown until 11:45 a.m., and DisPennett was later placed on administrative leave, per sheriff’s office protocol. Authorities also interviewed the students who were in the classroom at the time of the shooting, and shortly after began dismissing students as their parents arrived to pick them up.
“We will be talking to every student that was inside of the classroom,” said Sgt. Matt Ames of the Indiana State Police. “We will also be speaking with the deputy that was instructing the class, and we have crime scene investigators that will be going through the classroom taking all the evidence.”
Since the shooting wasn’t fatal, Chapman said the incident “had a positive ending.”
Lol, 'at no time were the students..... in any danger or threat'. Right, pull the other one.
Er, lesson..... learned?
Instead of grabbing his training weapon, he grabbed his service weapon and shot, hitting a student (who has fortunately lived).
19 year sheriff's deputy (plus whatever he did before that) so CP doesn't get to pull his usual trolling of 'oh he wasn't a REAL cop'
Unsure how you mistake a dummy training weapon for an actual service weapon - like, he doesn't even have the 'excuse' of it being a high danger/adrenaline situation like that officer chick tried claiming when she pulled her gun instead of her tazer and killed Daunte Wright. It's only pure luck this one didn't end in a fatality as well.
https://newschannel20.com/newsletter...on-high-school
Around 9:30 Thursday morning at South Vermillion High School in Clinton, Indiana, a male student who is a senior at the school was injured after being accidentally shot by an Indiana State Police Deputy.
"There was a Vermillion County Deputy who was instructing a class and in the high school, and during the course of the instruction of a class there was an accidental discharge from his weapon striking one of the students,” said Sergeant Matt Ames, public information officer for the Putnamville Post 53 of the Indiana State Police.
Sergeant Ames said that they are still investigating this situation, and how it happened.
The person teaching the class was Deputy Tim Dispennett who has been with the Vermillion County Sheriff's Department for 19 years. Deputy Dispennett is now on administrative leave as the investigation continues.
According to a statement released by the South Vermillion Community School Corporation, "the incident was in the law enforcement classroom where the instructor was going over drills with the students when he accidentally drew his firearm instead of his training weapon and discharging it toward a student."
"They use dummy guns, plastic guns, in this situation it was a mistake that was made on behalf of the sheriff deputy. Unfortunate incident but they've gone through this training quite frequently so it was just one of those unfortunate incidents,” said Dave Chapman, superintendent of South Vermillion Community School Corporation.
It is still under investigation as to exactly why Deputy Dispennett's service weapon was out during the class instruction time. Indiana State Police said once the investigation is over, it will go to the local prosecutor's office.
"We are talking to every student that was located in the classroom at the time, we will be speaking with the deputy, and we also have crime scene investigators going through the crime scene,” Sergeant Ames said. “Once all that information is put together, that information will be taken and presented to the Vermillion County Prosecutor's office.”
According to the South Vermillion Community School Corporation superintendent and Indiana State Police, the student hit by the gunfire had a superficial wound and has already been released from the hospital. He could be back in school as early as Friday.
"There was a Vermillion County Deputy who was instructing a class and in the high school, and during the course of the instruction of a class there was an accidental discharge from his weapon striking one of the students,” said Sergeant Matt Ames, public information officer for the Putnamville Post 53 of the Indiana State Police.
Sergeant Ames said that they are still investigating this situation, and how it happened.
The person teaching the class was Deputy Tim Dispennett who has been with the Vermillion County Sheriff's Department for 19 years. Deputy Dispennett is now on administrative leave as the investigation continues.
According to a statement released by the South Vermillion Community School Corporation, "the incident was in the law enforcement classroom where the instructor was going over drills with the students when he accidentally drew his firearm instead of his training weapon and discharging it toward a student."
"They use dummy guns, plastic guns, in this situation it was a mistake that was made on behalf of the sheriff deputy. Unfortunate incident but they've gone through this training quite frequently so it was just one of those unfortunate incidents,” said Dave Chapman, superintendent of South Vermillion Community School Corporation.
It is still under investigation as to exactly why Deputy Dispennett's service weapon was out during the class instruction time. Indiana State Police said once the investigation is over, it will go to the local prosecutor's office.
"We are talking to every student that was located in the classroom at the time, we will be speaking with the deputy, and we also have crime scene investigators going through the crime scene,” Sergeant Ames said. “Once all that information is put together, that information will be taken and presented to the Vermillion County Prosecutor's office.”
According to the South Vermillion Community School Corporation superintendent and Indiana State Police, the student hit by the gunfire had a superficial wound and has already been released from the hospital. He could be back in school as early as Friday.
https://allthatsinteresting.com/tim-dispennet
Police Officer Accidentally Shoots Teenager While Teaching High School Students How To Be Good Police Officers
While going over a "bad guy" scenario, 19-year veteran deputy Tim DisPennett accidentally grabbed his service weapon instead of his training gun — and discharged it at a student.
While teaching a law enforcement class at South Vermillion County High School in Clinton, Indiana, the off-duty sheriff’s deputy in charge accidentally fired his service weapon — and shot one of the teens in attendance.
As WTHI reports, the sheriffs deputy was identified as Tim DisPennett, who has been with the force for 19 years.
The shooting happened at around 9:30 in the morning on Thursday, November 17, while DisPennett was telling students what a good cop would do in a “bad guy” scenario.
The point may have been misconstrued, however, as shooting an innocent high school student likely wasn’t a by-the-book response.
Fortunately, paramedics were on the scene in minutes, school officials said, and the student was immediately taken to nearby Terre Haute hospital with non-life-threatening injuries for treatment.
In a letter to parents, the school’s principal said, “This morning at South Vermillion High School, there was an isolated incident in one of our vocational classrooms. The incident was an accidental discharge of a firearm by a law enforcement officer during a drill … Only SVHS is currently on lockdown, due to the abundance of emergency personnel in the building.”
According to The Daily Mail, DisPennett had meant to grab his training weapon, but accidentally grabbed his real — and loaded — firearm instead and discharged it at the student.
“The instructor immediately began first aid,” said superintendent Dave Chapman. “It needs to be clear that this was an accidental shooting and that at no time were the students and staff at the high school in any danger or threat.”
The school remained on lockdown until 11:45 a.m., and DisPennett was later placed on administrative leave, per sheriff’s office protocol. Authorities also interviewed the students who were in the classroom at the time of the shooting, and shortly after began dismissing students as their parents arrived to pick them up.
“We will be talking to every student that was inside of the classroom,” said Sgt. Matt Ames of the Indiana State Police. “We will also be speaking with the deputy that was instructing the class, and we have crime scene investigators that will be going through the classroom taking all the evidence.”
Since the shooting wasn’t fatal, Chapman said the incident “had a positive ending.”
Lol, 'at no time were the students..... in any danger or threat'. Right, pull the other one.
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