Burnley policeman shot dead

[K.S.H]

In a TRAINING exercise Look

[cashman]

heard it on the news, details a bit vague, begs the question of training with live ammo, from what i heard, such a shame n avoidable if thats the case.

[Bonnyboy]

Died doing his duty…Rip

[BERNADETTE]

Deepest sympathy to family and friends RIP

[Mancie]

Makes no sense..why would they use live bullets?, and what about bullet proof vests,
even the security guards at Tesco's wear them !
all speculation I know, but all the same it sounds crazy.

[WillowTheWhisp]

Are the police actually refusing to give information about what happened?

It is not clear if the officer was shot accidentally by one of his own colleagues and police refused to answer specific questions about the incident.

A spokeswoman for Greater Manchester Police would not comment on whether officers used live or blank bullets, or both on the training exercises.

[Bonnyboy]

Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp

Are the police actually refusing to give information about what happened?

I imagine it will be standard practice for them to “shut up shop” until they hold their investigation.

[cashman]

Originally Posted by Bonnyboy

Died doing his duty.

i disagree, the poor ****** was on a training exercise, whatever the circs cannot get me head around using live ammo.

[Bonnyboy]

Originally Posted by cashman

i disagree, the poor ****** was on a training exercise, whatever the circs cannot get me head around using live ammo.

My assumption was that training is part of his duties.

I assumed that he was wearing a bullet proof vest too and they say it was a chest wound

As for using live ammo….Lord knows. Maybe it’s common practice to use the live stuff, maybe someone picked up live stuff by mistake. Dunno

[steeljack]

Originally Posted by cashman

i disagree, the poor ****** was on a training exercise, whatever the circs cannot get me head around using live ammo.

I'm confused as well , how do you train with a gun without using live ammo ?

[jaysay]

It appears that he was shot once in the chest with a 12 bore, thats accoring to the news this morning

[AccyLass]

God thats terrible

[cashman]

Originally Posted by steeljack

I'm confused as well , how do you train with a gun without using live ammo ?

you moved to the "Wild West" john, we didn't!

[jaysay]

More things have emerged about this, it seems he was playing the part of a felon fleeing from a crime when he was shot, how the hell does that happen, bet the instructor is for the high jump

[K.S.H]

Heard on news he was shot with a cs gas round but without the gas canister in it, more to the point why wasn't he wearing a bullet proof vest