TAMPA -- A couple are suing a gun company after a police officer's weapon discharged.
Howard Robert Northrop and Brenda Schiro filed a complaint on July 27 in Hillsborough County Circuit Court against Sig Sauer, Inc and Florida Bullet, Inc. for negligence, strict liability and spousal loss.
According to the complaint, on February 27, 2020, Tampa Police Department Reserve Officer Howard “Bob” Northrop was severely and permanently injured when a TPD-issued P320 discharged without a trigger pull – while still inside a TPD-issued holster – causing a 9mm hollow-point bullet to enter his left leg, mushrooming and causing massive internal damage.
The Northrops are represented by Robert W. Zimmerman and Jeffrey S. Bagnell.
Circuit Court of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit in and for Hillsborough County filing number 131460641