The Douglas County Sheriff's Office has determined no crime was committed when a Highlands Ranch man was accidentally shot with a gun belonging to a Boulder police officer earlier this month.
Investigators said the off-duty officer was seated in the back seat of the vehicle with the victim when the third friend moved some items in the trunk of the car. The gun was among the items and discharged.
The bullet apparently went through the back seat and struck the victim on the side of his torso.
The officer and his two friends have known each other since middle school.
Boulder police said the weapon that discharged was not the officer's police-issued gun.
The unnamed officer was initially placed on administrative leave but police said Thursday he had returned to work after they completed their own investigation.
This is how gun owners, cops, prosecutors and civilians alike, protect each other. They call negligence accidents and write it off.
Rather, there should be strict accountability for gun owners. If you leave your gun in such an insecure way that someone else can discharge it unintentionally, YOU are responsible.
Gun owners love to shirk their responsibility, all the while calling for stricter sentencing guidelines for criminals.
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