Steve in PA
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Hamilton County Corrections Officer Shot In Stomach
posted July 30, 2003
A corrections officer at the Hamilton County Jail is in the trauma intensive care unit of Erlanger Medical Center with a gunshot wound.
Sheriff John Cupp said the officer was alone at his home in Catoosa County when he accidentally shot himself while trying to put the gun away in a closet.
Catoosa County Capt. Scott Jordan said he was able to talk with the shooting victim, 33-year-old Ronald Edward Locke on Wednesday morning. He said Mr. Locke stated that the accident occurred when he was putting a gun away in a tall gun cabinet. He said he was standing on a chair when the chair gave way. He said the gun went off as he fell.
The gun was a .40-caliber Baretta semi-automatic pistol.
Capt. Jordan said Officer Locke has several small children and keeps his weapons in the cabinet that they cannot reach.
He lives at 37 Wells St., Rossville.
Capt. Jordan said he remains in critical condition, but the wound is not believed to be life threatening.
Officer Locke has been at the county jail since December 1998.
Sheriff Cupp said he got a call about the incident shortly before 9 a.m. on Tuesday.
posted July 30, 2003
A corrections officer at the Hamilton County Jail is in the trauma intensive care unit of Erlanger Medical Center with a gunshot wound.
Sheriff John Cupp said the officer was alone at his home in Catoosa County when he accidentally shot himself while trying to put the gun away in a closet.
Catoosa County Capt. Scott Jordan said he was able to talk with the shooting victim, 33-year-old Ronald Edward Locke on Wednesday morning. He said Mr. Locke stated that the accident occurred when he was putting a gun away in a tall gun cabinet. He said he was standing on a chair when the chair gave way. He said the gun went off as he fell.
The gun was a .40-caliber Baretta semi-automatic pistol.
Capt. Jordan said Officer Locke has several small children and keeps his weapons in the cabinet that they cannot reach.
He lives at 37 Wells St., Rossville.
Capt. Jordan said he remains in critical condition, but the wound is not believed to be life threatening.
Officer Locke has been at the county jail since December 1998.
Sheriff Cupp said he got a call about the incident shortly before 9 a.m. on Tuesday.