witnesses to the incident told police that they overheard the father tell his child to fire the gun at officers.
, the officer swiped the gun to the side as it was fired before realizing that the person who fired the gun was a child.
Police later confirmed that the child who fired the gun was 4 years old and that a 3-year-old sibling was also in the backseat of the vehicle, the TV station reported. Meanwhile, witnesses to the incident told police that they overheard the father tell his child to shoot. The fired shot struck a restaurant awning, and the officer sustained minor injuries to his arm,“This is a sad day for law enforcement and our community. To have an adult think it is OK to encourage a four-year-old to pull a firearm and shoot at police illustrates how out of hand the campaign against police has gotten.
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