7-323.01 - Gunshot/Deadly Weapon Wounds

Policy

Officers responding to an incident of injury inflicted by a firearm/deadly weapon or receiving information that a person has been treated at a medical facility for an injury inflicted by a firearm/deadly weapon as a result of an aggravated assault or any other crime shall complete an Offense/Incident Report regardless of whether the victim wants to cooperate. The report shall include the following:

• Name of wounded person;
• Physical description of wounded person;
• Description of injury and suspected weapon used;
• Crime involved (if known);
• Date, time, and location injury occurred; and
• Name, address, and business phone of the physician treating the injured party.

• Aggravated Aggressive Resistance or Aggravated Assault:

  The person displays the intent to imminently harm the member, themselves or another person, and the person’s actions are likely to result in great bodily harm or death.

  Examples include:

  • Use of a firearm.
  • Use of a blunt or bladed weapon.
  • Extreme physical force.
• Firearms/Ammunition/Firearm Accessories: A device that projects either single or multiple projectiles at high velocity. Ammunition is a term meaning the assembly of a projectile and its propellant. Accessories include but are not limited to holsters, gun cases, firearm optics, suppression devices, cleaning supplies, etc.