Around a quarter of Houston police officers carry a gun linked to several misfire cases across the country, including one that injured a local officer and a recent fatal shooting in the U.S. Air Force.
Attorneys for Houston police Officer Richard Fernandez Jr. recently filed suit against firearms manufacturer Sig Sauer and a local Houston shop over his duty model P320 pistol, which they allege misfired while he was directing traffic ahead of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade, sending a bullet through his right calf that lodged in his ankle.
Around 1,200 Houston officers list the weapon as their duty pistol, according to Doug Griffith, president of the Houston Police Officers Union…