US EditionDeputies Injured After Wrong Ammo Used in SWAT Training, South Carolina Sheriff Says
GREENVILLE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA, AUG 6 – Two deputies were seriously injured after live breaching rounds were mistaken for blanks due to improper storage, prompting a full safety protocol review by the Greenville County Sheriff's Office.
- During a routine SWAT training on July 29, a role player armed with a 12-gauge shotgun fired live rounds, injuring two Greenville County deputies, Lewis said.
- According to Sheriff Hobart Lewis, the mishap stemmed from two deputies acquiring breaching rounds stored improperly in a desk drawer instead of the sheriff’s armory, without verification.
- Sheriff Lewis said, `Our internal investigation revealed the round was tested by shooting what we thought was a blank shotgun round into a berm from a distance too great to verify that the round was not a blank, but rather was used for breaching`, and on-site medics quickly applied lifesaving measures.
- Lewis said no criminal charges have been filed, blank shotgun rounds have been removed from training, and shotguns will remain suspended until further notice after deputies were taken to the hospital.
- He outlined upcoming reforms, including new safety policies later this month and suspending shotguns, as part of ongoing internal investigations, Lewis said.
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Deputies injured after wrong ammo used in SWAT training, South Carolina sheriff says
GREENVILLE COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) - A South Carolina sheriff did not mince words when describing an incident in which two deputies were shot and injured during a training exercise. "I want to be very clear, this incident should have never happened," said Greenville County Sheriff Hobart Lewis. "Multiple breakdowns in safety protocol, ammunition handling, training procedures led to two of our deputies being injured." Lewis held a press conference We…
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