Another unnecessary death of Police Officer - lack of training?

Two Officers were chasing suspect to the apartment where they were confronted by another person with AR.
Nobody knew what happened there, but one Officer ended with a bullet in the back, then died in Hospital.

Unfortunately, after investigation it became clear that the only weapon discharged was the handgun of the second Officer, staying behind during the confrontation.

Right now, it doesn’t matter who should be blamed for the death… the scary part of this is how the Chicago Police is not prepared for uncommon scenarios - in this case CQB or “tunnel structure” tactics.

I’ve been practicing and training with LEOs from different Departments (locally and out of State of IL) and every time I was asking about their training with firearms, the answer was always the same: “not enough”… sometimes even: “none”.
What I can see, only S.W.A.T. is really prepared to do more than traffic stop and/or streets patrolling. :grimacing:

It’s not a first time I see something like this happened in Chicago (bad firearm handling and thinking).

I’m wondering if you heard about similar cases of bad training and preparedness in other locations.

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Rest in peace, Officer Rivera

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I’m with Zoid on this one. Rest In Peace. There will be time for recriminations and investigations later. Prayers to the fallen officers family.

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Not sure why I expected to read that.

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I’m actually surprised this doesn’t happen more often. Many officers (esp in cities) in tight places like apartment hallways. All it takes is for one officer to make a unexpected move just as another fires. Add to it the potential confusion about which weapon to use. Spray, taser, lethal, etc. There are so many variable these days.

In my more rural area, the officer is likely going to find himself alone to deal with the situation for some time before backup can arrive. They may also have the possible (and sometimes unpredictable) advantage of assistance from citizens if needed. But as expected, this adds a whole different set of risks.

Regardless, you can never have enough training. Some departments are pretty good at it. But they are the exception.

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