*IN THE LINE OF DUTY* OFFICER DOWN

[HairOfTheDog]

This father was shot and killed in California by a legal and trained firearms owner -- another cop.


^ Deputy Sgt. Rod Lucas, RIP, was speaking to his colleague about gun safety when he was shot in the chest at a sheriff's office near the Fresno Yosemite International Airport on Monday.

The veteran deputy and 46-year-old father-of-four was having a conversation with a detective and two other colleagues about how to carry their backup weapons when the shot was fired.

'The detective had his weapon out. During this discussion, the detective's weapon discharged,' the sheriff said.

Officer Lucas was given CPR at the scene and rushed to the Community Regional Medical Center for treatment, but later died.

Police did not disclose the type of firearm involved in the incident, saying only that it was 'an improved secondary weapon for the detective.'

The detective who fired the fatal bullet has not been named, but authorities said he was extremely upset following the incident (well, no shit).

Full story: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...afety.html