Police officer's gun goes off during drill inside Manatee High classroom

Training drills are nothing new for Bradenton police officers, but a live bullet fired inside a high school is certainly not procedure.

Debra Greene thought it was a car backfiring.

"I was inside cleaning and I heard a loud noise," said Greene. "Pretty scary."

As it turns out, that noise was a gunshot. During a routine drill on Tuesday, a Bradenton police officer's gun accidentally went off inside a Manatee High School classroom.

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a Bradenton police officer's gun accidentally went off inside a Manatee High School classroom.

What a dumbass!! Lucky he didn't hurt or kill someone.

And with this kind of firearms handling experience, they want to put full auto weapons in even more crowded public places?

And with this kind of firearms handling experience, they want to put full auto weapons in even more crowded public places?

I agree. Its the dumbest idea I've ever heard. Thats just an accident waiting to happen.