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A Bad Idea

A mother sued Las Cruces, N.M., its Police Department and school resource Officer Francisco Estrada, claiming Estrada shot his pistol at a target on the wall of his office, knowing the principal’s office was on the other side, and the bullet missed her son’s ear by inches, terrifying him and costing him his hearing in that ear.

LAS CRUCES, N.M. — A mother sued Las Cruces, N.M., its police department and the school resource officer who she says shot his pistol at a target on the wall of his office, knowing the principal’s office was on the other side. The bullet allegedly missed her son’s ear by inches, terrifying him and costing him his hearing in that ear.

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