MATTER OF BROWN v. KELLY

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100 A.D.3d 480 (2012)

953 N.Y.S.2d 509

In the Matter of RALPH C. BROWN, Appellant, v. RAYMOND KELLY as Police Commissioner of the City of New York and as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Police Pension Fund, Article II, et al., Respondents.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department.

November 13, 2012.


Petitioner was injured while changing from street clothes to his uniform. His firearm discharged when a radio antenna in his locker lodged in the trigger, releasing the safety mechanism. The bullet injured petitioner's right hand, rendering him unable to perform the full duties of a police officer. An investigation by respondents resulted in a finding of "Accidental Discharge, Violation" resulting from petitioner's "disregard for proper firearms safety."

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