THIS IS TERRIBLE. It's something I've warned people about who carry weapons, whether concealed or open. While trying to BREAK UP a fight, Navy vet Jason Washington's gun fell from the holster & when he tried to pick it up he was fatally shot by police.
Most of the time police are dispatched to fight calls, but it's not unusual for cops to happen upon a fight if they're patrolling an area where there are clubs. Its happened to me & every cop I know. These cops had no idea who was who when the gun came out oregonlive.com/portland/index…
This gets even sadder. Washington was coincidentally interviewed as part of a sports segment at a restaurant just a few hours before he was shot.
We'll never know for sure, but I truly believe that when Jason Washington's gun fell out, he was afraid that one of the two guys involved in the fight would get it, so he just instinctively grabbed it to keep that from happening. He was only trying to help.
