Officer shot while fighting Racoon

[ZigZagZeke]

When I lived in the Ozarks and owned a marina on Table Rock Lake in the 1970's a lot of newbies got into trapping because of the outrageous fur prices. One guy was running his traps out of an aluminum boat one morning. He shot a raccoon in the head and threw it in the boat and took off down the lake. As he's zooming along the raccoon comes back to life and starts coming at him. He grabs his .22 pistol and shoots it again several times. Of course, water immediately starts to leak into the boat through the several holes he just put in the bottom with his pistol.

This WDC Park cop must be a descendant of his.

 

[RVTECH]

They are lightning fast when they want to be.

AND are usually fast at moving AWAY from trouble - so I suspect he had it cornered or backed up and it was probably up on it's hind legs so both he and the raccoon were doing the two-step while he was panicking, shooting indiscriminately and probably screaming at the same time. It was probably a helluva sight!

 

[best defense]

Officer shot while fighting Racoon...........

WASHINGTON (WUSA9) - A U.S. Park Police officer shot himself in the foot while trying to fight off a raccoon. It actually turned out to be a bigger ordeal than some may have thought.

The unidentified Park Police Officer was both bit, shot and had to be medevac'd out to an area hospital.

It happened at around noon on Thursday. Someone walking by a community garden near and Western Ridge Trail, just off of Horse Stable Lane, reportedly encountered what they thought was a rabid raccoon, a Parks Police spokesperson confirmed.

Police said the person then went up the hill on Horse Stable Lane to get a Park Police Officer, who went to check things out. That's apparently when the raccoon attacked and the officer fired back. At least four shell casings were recovered.

"There were several police cars and a helicopter and apparently, everyone was nervous," said Andrea Barrett, who lives nearby. Barrett said her daughter heard the gunfire.

At one point, all they knew was an officer had been shot.

"It was scary for a minute but you know, I hope he's okay. It was a relief to find out that it was not a major problem," Barrett said.

A second officer came and shot the raccoon. A helicopter then airlifted the injured officer away. It's not clear how bad the injuries to his foot are or whether he'll need surgery but a spokesperson said he is in stable condition.
Park Police Officer shot himself while fighting off raccoon

Gives new meaning to shooting ones self in the foot. No?

 

[Gaucho Gringo]

How many Park Police does it take to kill a racoon?

I'll leave the punch line up to you

 

[RVTECH]

A second officer came and shot the raccoon.

Oh man! I originally missed this part! This now COMEDIC! I can almost hear the Benny Hill sound over music playing in the background while this was going on!

 

[zenmonger]

A moment of silence out of respect for the officer wounded in the line of duty...

There.
Ok, now you can laugh!

 

[zenmonger]

How many Park Police does it take to kill a racoon?

I'll leave the punch line up to you

Only two - one to distract the coon with a bloody foot and the noise of gunfire while the other gains a tactically superior position from which to ambush the critter.

 

[caarecengi]

I would have been ASHAMED to take a Helo medivac out over this - what a weenie! Ronald Reagan took a bullet in the chest and walked into the ER on his own.

Andrew Jackson was in a duel - took one in the ribcage, straightened himself up and blew away the other dude before collapsing. The bullet was lodged in him till the day he died because it was too risky to extricate it.

 

[caarecengi]

Small animals can be very dangerous. Just ask Jimmy Carter.

Please, no more Janet Reno jokes...bad to speak ill of the dead

 

[Gaucho Gringo]

Andrew Jackson was in a duel - took one in the ribcage, straightened himself up and blew away the other dude before collapsing. The bullet was lodged in him till the day he died because it was too risky to extricate it.

Teddy Roosevelt was shot in the chest right before giving a scheduled speech. He told and showed the audience his blood soaked shirt and proceeded to give an hour and a half long speech and only then went to the hospital. They don't make them like these two men anymore much to our loss.

 

[Joe Link]

I have a 220 Lb Newfie, I can attest to "dropping" on various critters! Not so much when he decides hunting Skunk might be enjoyable that day!

We gotta see some pics of that beast!

Post pictures of your pets

 

[Captain O]

Before he was killed, the raccoon produced a silver bullet. This proves, conclusively, that the police killed the Lone Raccoon!

 

[caarecengi]

They do indeed run as well as the famous waddle they are known for.
They are quick buggers too.

As for missing three times and shooting yourself in the foot , well sounds like it was a bad day for sure.
Maybe some more range time is in order.
Someone did post a picture of a Officer with his optical sight on backwards , so maybe so more time just getting to know your gun and equipment as well.
Andy

You know, I've been thinking about that very thing myself. Don't these officers carry their "batons" and wouldn't that be the first weapon of choice? Seriously sounds like using firearms when the beast is not a good arms-length away is derelict...

 

[RVTECH]

Seriously sounds like using firearms when the beast is not a good arms-length away is derelict...

Derelict?
This was way beyond derelict. This was a man who was nearly driven mad with fear - no longer humanly rational and almost on the same level as the animal itself. He was acting out of primal instinct as the fight or flight condition completely overwhelmed him. I suspect long after this was over he was probably unable to talk, hunkered down in a corner with the soaking sweats, wild eyed, breathing heavily and ready lunge out at whatever he perceived as a threat......

 

[Captain O]

Small animals can be very dangerous. Just ask Jimmy Carter.

Sounds like some of the prostitutes on 82nd avenue. Their "saber-toothed crotch crickets" are quite threatening!

 

[Captain O]

Please, no more Janet Reno jokes...bad to speak ill of the dead

Now that's funny!

 

[Bushman]

I heard the DEA is looking for people professional enough to handle Glock .40