MERCED — Officials are not releasing the name of a Merced police
officer who shot himself by accident Friday. The veteran officer was placing his gun in his holster,
Matthews said, during routine monthly training at Merced Police Department's
firing range on Gove Road when the firearm went off. The officer was hit in the leg by the bullet, and taken by
helicopter to a Modesto-area hospital.
'Zoey's Law' would limit police chases following tragic death of toddler
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This issue needs federal attention...essentially ,we're allowing the
dumbest people on our payrolls to drive at any speed they like while
chasing someo...