Officer Richard Fernandez is seeking $10 million from the manufacturer, Sig Sauer, which is actively defending itself in other lawsuits across the U.S. related to unintentional firearm discharges.
A Houston police officer whose semi-automatic firearm spontaneously discharged while he was directing traffic ahead of this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade is suing the weapon’s manufacturer. The incident is the latest at the center of mounting lawsuits against firearms manufacturer Sig Sauer.
Officer Richard Fernandez is seeking $10 million. Sig Sauer is actively defending itself in other lawsuits across the U.S. related to unintentional firearm discharges. Fernandez said he felt embarrassed as he laid in the driver’s seat of his squad car while tourniquets were applied to his leg.
“In my eyes it was less than honorable,” he said. “For however you want to look at that. I just felt like if I’m going to get shot, it’s gonna be out there protecting the citizens of Houston, chasing bad guys. Not from my holster.”…