Cuyahoga Falls authorities are looking into possible criminal charges against an off-duty police officer whose gun discharged Tuesday afternoon and the bullet went into a day care center on State Road.
No one was injured.
The officer, who works for East Cleveland and as a volunteer reserve for Cuyahoga Falls, told authorities that he was unloading his 9mm Glock 19 inside his home when it went accidentally off at 3:35 p.m.
He lives next to the KinderCare Learning Center in the 3100 block of State Road.
The bullet went through the wall of his home, into the center and then lodged in a wall at the school.
“Right now our law department has it and they are reviewing it to see if there should be any charges,” police Chief Jack Davis said Wednesday morning.
“It was a very unfortunate incident for the school, as well as him,” he added.
The man immediately went over to the center to make sure no one was hurt, the chief said.
Police declined to release the name of the suspect.
Davis said that discharging a weapon in the city is a misdemeanor, but the potential offense is a felony because it occurred in a school zone.
The local KinderCare referred questions to the corporate office, which said parents were notified of the incident.
“We’re just grateful that nobody was hurt,” spokeswoman Colleen Moran said.
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