Report: Slain officer tripped during California bar massacre
Report: Slain officer tripped during California bar massacre by Christopher Weber, The Associated Press Posted Dec 17, 2020 9:27 pm EDT Last Updated Dec 17, 2020 at 9:42 pm EDT LOS ANGELES — A sheriff’s sergeant accidentally shot by a fellow police officer as they responded to a mass shooting at a California bar had tripped and fallen during the chaos and was struck by the fatal bullet when he stood up and tried to retreat, according to a prosecutors’ report Thursday that finds both officers acted lawfully when they fired their weapons. The report by the Ventura County District Attorney...