Cranston Officer Accidentally Discharges Gun At Funeral

CRANSTON, RI—A Cranston police officer accidentally fired his gun at the end of the funeral for Weymouth, Mass., police Sgt. Michael Chesna. Chesna was killed July 15 during a traffic stop.

According to WBZ-TV, the officer's bullet hit asphalt, which then hit two police officers. The injuries were minor.

Patch asked Cranston police for comment.

Maj. Todd Patalano said, "I can confirm we had an accidental discharge of a single round and that the incident is being reviewed by a Departmental Supervisory Shooting Review Team which is standard operating procedure when an incident such as this occurs. When the discharge occurred the agency with jurisdiction in this case (Braintree PD) was immediately notified and an investigation was completed. The officer remains on duty and there is no evidence at this time to suggest anything further than accidental. No one was seriously injured and we cannot provide further information until the investigation and shooting review is completed."

Click here for the WBZ-TV report.

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