Overview
- The trooper was shot after an accidental discharge at the Mounted Unit barn in Acton on Wednesday night and was taken to Lahey Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
- State Police say the incident is under active investigation and have described the shooting as an accidental discharge of the officer’s service weapon.
- Reporting identified the pistol as a Sig Sauer P320, a model previously linked in dozens of reports and lawsuits to discharges that plaintiffs say occurred without a trigger pull.
- Sig Sauer has publicly defended the P320, saying the model cannot fire without a trigger pull, while Massachusetts State Police adopted the P320 as standard issue in 2022 and now have more than 2,000 in service.
- The trooper has been released from the hospital and is recovering at home; investigators’ findings could affect training, discipline, procurement reviews, and potential legal claims involving the weapon model.