Thornton incoming police chief investigated for 'accidental discharge' of gun in apartment

Thornton officials address new police chief’s ‘unintentional discharge’ of firearm

DENVER (KDVR) — On May 27, Jim Baird was sworn in as the new chief of police at the Thornton Police Department. On May 14, at about 9:50 p.m., he fired a gun in his apartment. According to the city of Thornton, the police chief was "handling" a new firearm to prepare for a routine departmental inspection, which is a standard onboarding process for sworn personnel. The city said that while doing so, Baird unintentionally discharged a single round…

Thornton incoming police chief investigated for 'accidental discharge' of gun in apartment

Jim Baird sat down with 9NEWS and admitted he was negligent when he fired a shot from a pistol in his kitchen on May 14. The bullet hit a neighboring apartment wall.