Incident

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3-20-2021 Virginia Harrisonburg 1-1

Location

March 20, 2021

7-Eleven
910 N Main St
Harrisonburg, Virginia

Participants

Type: Victim
Participant Characteristics:
- Law Enforcement
Name: MPO Bradley Boyce
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Injured

Type: Subject-Suspect
Participant Characteristics:
- Law Enforcement
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Accidental Shooting
Accidental Shooting - Injury
Accidental/Negligent Discharge
Stray bullet
Officer Involved Incident
Officer Involved Shooting - Accidental discharge
Officer Involved Shooting - Officer shot

Notes

officer shot when another officer's firearm accidentally discharged after he was struck to ground by injured cow loose from stockyard

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://www.wdbj7.com/2021/03/21/harrisonburg-officer-injured-investigating-animal-complaint/

URL: https://www.nbc29.com/2021/03/21/harrisonburg-officer-injured-investigating-animal-complaint/

URL: https://starexponent.com/news/harrisonburg-police-officer-accidentally-shot-while-corralling-cow/article_1b16441e-90f3-5b68-8ffc-0b2e533004bf.html

URL: https://augustafreepress.com/harrisonburg-prosecutor-declines-to-press-charges-in-officer-involved-shooting/

District

Congressional District: 6
State Senate District: 26
State House District: 26