IT'S ALL FUN & GAMES... Horseplaying on the job until someone gets shot! Guess who?

[RoomService]

A Pasadena police officer is coming under fire ... after accidentally shooting another cop in what is being described as a "horseplay" incident.

On Wednesday, Pasadena PD publicly released a dashcam video from September 7, 2025 ... which shows a police vehicle approach two officers standing in front of another cruiser.

You can see one cop quick-draw his gun and point it at the officer in the driver's seat of the car that's pulling up on them, before ultimately putting it back in his holster.

That's when PPD says the officer in the driver's seat -- who's out of frame -- pulled his own gun in response ... and it accidentally went off.

The department says the bullet fired through the vehicle's windshield, hitting the first cop in the arm. According to a news release, this went down in the department's parking structure. PPD says the injured officer has since recovered.


In a video statement, Police Chief Gene Harris called the shooting "unsafe and out-of-policy horseplay involving loaded firearms." PPD says they're investigating the incident alongside the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office.

Chief Harris says the department's doled out "disciplinary measures" ... but didn't go into detail about who's in trouble or what the punishment is.

Pasadena police officer accidentally shot by fellow cop in 'horseplay' incident

Newly released dashcam video shows a Pasadena police officer getting shot by a fellow officer in what the police chief described as a "horseplay" incident.

abc7.com

 

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[Temujin]

Clearly a well trained gun owner can safely operate a loaded weapon.

Fun fact About 500 people a year die in accidental gun discharges.

Every year 85,000 people are injured in non-fatal gun shootings. About 10,000 of those emergency department visits are for accidental firings. 15,000 die by homicide 28,000 die by suicide by gun.

But I know we need Guns to protect us from the boogie man. The boogie man is us. We shoot ourselves accidentally and on purpose more than homicides. I know it's hard to understand but you are more likely to kill yourself or shoot yourself accidentally than you are to ever have to use your gun for defense.

 

[RoomService]

Clearly a well trained gun owner can safely operate a loaded weapon.

Fun fact About 500 people a year die in accidental gun discharges.

Every year 85,000 people are injured in non-fatal gun shootings. About 10,000 of those emergency department visits are for accidental firings. 15,000 die by homicide 28,000 die by suicide by gun.

But I know we need Guns to protect us from the boogie man. The boogie man is us. We shoot ourselves accidentally and on purpose more than homicides. I know it's hard to understand but you are more likely to kill yourself or shoot yourself accidentally than you are to ever have to use your gun for defense.

Those are some interesting stats