FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Indiana State Police say a trooper will remain on duty while officials review details of an incident in which he left his loaded handgun in the restroom of a Lowe’s home improvement store.
State police spokesman Sgt. Ron Galaviz says the off-duty trooper, whose name hasn’t been released, was still inside the store Saturday evening when he realized his 9mm Glock handgun was missing.
Galaviz says the trooper retraced his steps and notified store managers, but an employee by then had found the weapon and turned it over to Fort Wayne police.
Fort Wayne television station WANE says the review of the incident could take up to 15 days, but it isn’t clear what action might be taken.
Indiana law allows off-duty troopers to carry their firearms.
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Information from: WANE-TV, http://www.wane.com/
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