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3 students hurt when officer's gun misfires at safety demo
Three elementary school students were hurt in Chino Wednesday when an officer's gun misfired during a safety demonstration.
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Update 6:44 p.m.: Student fired motorcycle-mounted assault rifle
At a press conference Wednesday evening, Chino police said three students were injured when a fellow student fired an assault rifle that was mounted on a motorcycle for display purposes.
The L.A. Times reports a Chino police spokeswoman said the AR-15 assault rifle had been part of an anti-drug demonstration at Newman Elementary School.
The AR-15 assault rifle was mounted on the motorcycle that was on display during a drug prevention event, said Tamrin Olden, a spokeswoman for the Chino Police Department.
“The rifle was … secured in the mount on the motorcycle during the incident,” Olden said at an evening news conference. “The child did approach the mounted rifle.”
Update 6:03 p.m.: 3 students hurt when officer's gun misfires at safety demo
Three elementary school students in Chino were hurt Wednesday when an officer's gun misfired during a safety demonstration, NBC4 reports.
Three students were examined at the scene and one went home with a parent, while the other two were taken to a local hospital, CBS2 reports. The students suffered only minor injuries.
Officers were at Newman Elementary School for Red Ribbon Week, a national effort to deter drug use among children and teens, according to the Los Angeles Times. The incident reportedly happened around 11:15 a.m.
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Tamrin Olden, crime prevention supervisor for the Chino Police Department, told NBC4 the accident occurred late Wednesday morning at Newman Elementary School.
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