Denver Police Officer Suspended For Accidentally Firing Gun

DENVER (AP) - A Denver police officer will be suspended for 10 days without pay for almost shooting a man in the head by accident. The Denver Post reports Asher Rose will begin his suspension later this month for the Dec. 15, 2017 incident.

The officer joined the department in January 2017 and did not have any previous disciplinary issues.

Investigators say Rose and another officer were responding to a report of a drunk man trying to stop traffic in south Denver. The man ran away and hid under a truck.

According to Rose's disciplinary letter, the officer accidentally fired his gun as he was turning on his weapon-mounted light. An internal review determined that Rose handled the gun carelessly and had his finger on the trigger even though he didn't intend to shoot.

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