Chicago Officer Fatally Shot With Own Gun

My prayers go out to his family. It makes me wonder why he did not cover his weapon.....We are trained to do that in these situations. Complacency is not accepted In Law Enforcement anymore. You must wear all hats all the time with 24 eyes. Rest in peace Brother....

First of all my prayers go out to the family and eveyone. As for the comment above mine, who are we or you for that matter to judge that officer. We were not there and will never know the totallity of the situation. It could have easily been myself or you.We will never know why.

dont forget the womans family too, they are hurting really bad over all this im sure. the family of the possible suspect is always forgotten by law enforcement and labeled as bad guys too. so wrong.

guys and ladies in blue what happened to gun retention, come on people they show this at training. Sorry this happened to him and his family will need looking after, we know how it goes, but keep in mind the training is what keeps us alive.

It happens on occasion, Not because the training or experience is lax. Rather because of the circumsyances we will never know. May He Rest in peace, God less his family. Remember this can happen to anyone
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listen, all pd who read this will think about how this happened if he used proper training but you can't say that if you don't know. At this point he could have had a heart attack or other medical emergency that occurred during the struggle so don't be too quick to judge.

For those that used this site as a means of spouting off about gun retention, get off your soap box and bow your head; this is a fallen brother. shame on you for focusing on detail and not prayers to the family... if you were a cop you'd know that.

For the family and friends of Officer Francis, my heart goes out to you.