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found online here.
http://cbs4denver.com/seenon/ammunition.defective.boulder.2.656518.html
found online here.
http://cbs4denver.com/seenon/ammunition.defective.boulder.2.656518.html
Reporting
Shaun Boyd
BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) ― There was a close call for a Boulder County sheriff's deputy after her gun blew apart at a firing range. The Colorado Bureau of Investigation is looking into the accident, and there's concern other officers may be at risk.
Investigators said the deputy may have used defective ammunition. The ammunition is used by officers around the state. The Boulder County sheriff has shelved thousands of rounds and put out a statewide bulletin warning other agencies.
Sgt. Scot Williams with Boulder County Sheriff's Office said at this point its unclear if the rifle was to blame or the round. Either way, he said the deputy got lucky.
"It could injure a hand, a face, it's dangerous," Williams said.
The ammunition in question is Hunting Shack .223. It's used in training and it's reloaded or used ammunition. In this case, it may have been overloaded.
"We felt it was an officer safety concern of potential defective ammunition, so we sent out a message to the crime information computer in Colorado just advising other agencies that use this ammunition," Williams said.
It's not the first time law enforcement has seen the problem. Thornton police had a similar incident last August. Fortunately their officer also wasn't seriously injured. Thornton said it determined a defective round was to blame.
"I don't believe we'll be buying any more reloaded ammunition," Williams said.
Instead, they'll buy brand new brass at a cost of thousands of dollars more if they can find it. There's a huge shortage of this particular ammunition because of the war. Boulder County hopes other agencies, that use a different vendor, will help out until it can get a new shipment in.
There's no word on when the CBI investigation will be complete.