9 US officers fall to the ground, 7 injured, after wooden deck collapses during arrest operation
Seven were treated in hospital for injuries.
Nine U.S. Marshals Service officers were injured after a second-story wooden deck collapsed during an arrest operation on July 21 in Huntsville, Missouri. The officers were attempting to apprehend a 26-year-old man who had failed to register as a sex offender. Body camera footage captured the officers standing in a line outside the apartment door when the deck suddenly gave way, causing several of the officers, some holding firearms, to fall straight down to the ground.
None of the officers' weapons were discharged during the incident, according to ABC News. Seven of the officers were taken to the hospital for treatment, with injuries ranging from broken bones, torn muscles, and concussions, though none of the injuries were life-threatening. U.S. Marshal Steven Lewis stated that the officers had little time to react as the deck collapsed, likening it to a trap door opening suddenly.
The seven injured officers, including four deputy U.S. Marshals and three local law enforcement officers, were later treated and released from the hospital. The suspect was subsequently taken into custody, as reported by U.S. Marshals Service spokesperson Abigail Meyer.
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