California Police Officer Shot by Fellow Officer During 'Horseplay' Incident in Parking Garage
A Pasadena police officer was shot in the shoulder on September 7, 2025, during a horseplay incident in a police parking garage when another officer's firearm discharged. Dashcam video released Wednesday shows one officer drawing his weapon in a quick-draw fashion while another officer in an approaching vehicle also drew his gun. The wounded officer has recovered, and both officers involved have been disciplined; the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office is investigating the incident.
On September 7, 2025, a Pasadena police officer was shot in the left shoulder during an incident involving unsafe horseplay with loaded firearms in a police department parking garage. Dashcam video released Wednesday shows officers standing near a police vehicle, with one drawing his firearm in a quick-draw fashion and pointing it at an approaching police vehicle. As that vehicle drew closer, the officer inside drew his own weapon, which discharged and struck the standing officer in the shoulder through the vehicle's windshield. Police Chief Gene Harris stated the incident resulted from officers engaged in unsafe and out-of-policy horseplay involving loaded firearms. The wounded officer has recovered from his injuries, and both officers involved have been disciplined, though specific details about those disciplinary measures were not disclosed. The Los Angeles District Attorney's Office is conducting a criminal investigation into the friendly fire incident.
How coverage differed
Breitbart's headline emphasizes the officers 'jokingly' pointing guns at each other and includes a parenthetical reference to Pasadena being 'gun-controlled,' framing that appears designed to highlight perceived irony. NBC News presents the incident more straightforwardly as accidental shooting during horseplay without editorial commentary on gun control policy.
What different sources said
- Sydney Morning HeraldCenter
Watch: US police officer accidentally shoots colleague
- BreitbartFar Right
VIDEO: Officer Shot After He and Another Officer Jokingly Point Guns at Each Other
- NBC NewsLeft
Video shows California cop accidentally shooting fellow cop in ‘horseplay’ incident
Pasadena police officer shoots colleague during 'horseplay' in department parking lot, chief says
- ABC7 ChicagoCenter
Video shows police officer accidentally shot by fellow cop in 'horseplay' incident in Pasadena, California
- Sydney Morning HeraldCenter
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