{"id":150630,"date":"2021-09-01T13:47:39","date_gmt":"2021-09-01T17:47:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=150630"},"modified":"2021-09-01T13:47:39","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T17:56:47","slug":"florida-corrections-officer-dies-after-accidental-discharge-of-firearm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/florida-corrections-officer-dies-after-accidental-discharge-of-firearm\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Corrections Officer Dies After &#8216;Accidental Discharge&#8217; of Firearm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"886\" height=\"625\" title=\"Florida Corrections Officer Dies After 'Accidental Discharge' of Firearm\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cloud.jpg\" alt=\"Florida Corrections Officer Dies After 'Accidental Discharge' of Firearm\" class=\"wp-image-150636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cloud.jpg 886w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cloud-400x282.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cloud-150x106.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cloud-768x542.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 886px) 100vw, 886px\" \/><figcaption><em>Corrections Officer Whitney Cloud died last week in what has been described as a training &#8220;accident.&#8221; (Photo: NY Daily News)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) announced this week that one of its officers had died during a training accident involving an \u201caccidental discharge.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whitney Cloud had only begun working for the FDC in June of this year, but she died of a gunshot wound during her training at Harry K. Singletary Training Academy at the Wakulla Correctional Institution in Crawfordville.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are absolutely devastated by the loss of Officer Whitney Cloud,\u201d said Corrections Secretary Mark Inch in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FLCorrections\/posts\/4220917847962325\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"florida-corrections-officer-dies-after-accidental-discharge-of-firearm\" title=\"Florida Corrections Officer Dies After 'Accidental Discharge' of Firearm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook post<\/a>. \u201cAs a newly hired officer trainee, Officer Cloud vowed to make a difference in the lives of others and protect her community. We are immensely saddened by this unexpected tragedy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The agency has thus far offered little information about the incident and refused to provide additional detail when reached by GunsAmerica for comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt appears she was injured by an accidental discharge during firearms training on August 26, 2021,\u201d the department explains in the post. \u201cNo other staff were involved. She was transported to a nearby hospital where she later passed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fact that \u201cno other staff were involved\u201d seems to indicate that Cloud somehow shot herself. But the department has not indicated that a faulty firearm was involved nor has it explained how an accident like this could take place in a controlled training environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/armed-citizen-true-hero-shoots-cop-killer-fatally-wounded-by-police-on-accident\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"florida-corrections-officer-dies-after-accidental-discharge-of-firearm\" title=\"Florida Corrections Officer Dies After 'Accidental Discharge' of Firearm\">Armed Citizen \u2013 \u2018True Hero\u2019 \u2013 Stops Cop Killer, Fatally Wounded By Police Accidentally<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One woman who claims to have been there said in a comment under the FDC\u2019s post that Cloud\u2019s death was \u201ctruly an accident\u201d:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"659\" height=\"147\" title=\"Florida Corrections Officer Dies After 'Accidental Discharge' of Firearm\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/comment-5.jpg\" alt=\"Florida Corrections Officer Dies After 'Accidental Discharge' of Firearm\" class=\"wp-image-150635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/comment-5.jpg 659w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/comment-5-400x89.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/comment-5-150x33.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 659px) 100vw, 659px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Another woman who claims to have been Cloud\u2019s recruiter made a similar statement. \u201cThis tragic accident has tremendously impacted the firearm instructors who were present. They are all highly skilled. Unfortunately, this was an accident,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"676\" height=\"403\" title=\"Florida Corrections Officer Dies After 'Accidental Discharge' of Firearm\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/comment-3.jpg\" alt=\"Florida Corrections Officer Dies After 'Accidental Discharge' of Firearm\" class=\"wp-image-150634\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/comment-3.jpg 676w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/comment-3-400x238.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/comment-3-150x89.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One commenter claims the accident was caused by a faulty firearm, while others respond that she is misinformed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"583\" height=\"327\" title=\"Florida Corrections Officer Dies After 'Accidental Discharge' of Firearm\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/faulty-firearm.jpg\" alt=\"Florida Corrections Officer Dies After 'Accidental Discharge' of Firearm\" class=\"wp-image-150633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/faulty-firearm.jpg 583w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/faulty-firearm-400x224.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/faulty-firearm-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 583px) 100vw, 583px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/hunt365-turkey-hunters-shot-in-accident\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"florida-corrections-officer-dies-after-accidental-discharge-of-firearm\" title=\"Florida Corrections Officer Dies After 'Accidental Discharge' of Firearm\">Turkey Hunters, 20 and 7 Years Old, Shot in Accident by \u2018Family Acquaintance\u2019<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Another suggests that the firearms training at that facility was poorly handled. \u201cThat training was one of the most nerve racking [sic] experience [sic]. I had a person beside me look down the barrel of the pistol with both of his fingers on the trigger. Prayers for the family,\u201d he writes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"274\" title=\"Florida Corrections Officer Dies After 'Accidental Discharge' of Firearm\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/comment-1.jpg\" alt=\"Florida Corrections Officer Dies After 'Accidental Discharge' of Firearm\" class=\"wp-image-150632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/comment-1.jpg 668w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/comment-1-400x164.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/comment-1-150x62.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 668px) 100vw, 668px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>GunsAmerica has reached out to all Facebook commenters for clarification but had not received responses by publication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When reached for comment, FDC Press Secretary Paul Walker directed all questions to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), which is the lead investigative agency on this incident. The FDLE did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">***<a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/\" campaign=\"BuySellGA_Register\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a>***<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) announced this week that one of its officers had died during a training accident involving an \u201caccidental discharge.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":150636,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_specdata_upc":"","_specdata_placement":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7,25,593,240],"tags":[132,607],"featured":[],"hunt365":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-150630","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-gunsamerica-authors","8":"category-current-events","9":"category-jordan-michaels","10":"category-this-week","11":"tag-buzz","12":"tag-news"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Florida Corrections Officer Dies After &#039;Accidental Discharge&#039; 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