A personal injury lawsuit was recently filed against one Philadelphia police officer after a man claimed that he fired his weapon during an off duty night of drinking. Philadelphia Daily News reported that the lawsuit charges Officer Thomas Schaffling with firing his weapon "wildly around 3 a.m. on March 26 after leaving an after-hours club in the Tacony neighborhood of Philadelphia."
It is alleged that Schaffling began firing the weapon after becoming upset that he could not locate his car in the parking lot. Two men who were in the parking lot claimed that Schaffling threatened to kill them before he started shooting and later injured them.
One of the men was grazed by a bullet under his arm and was later treated for injury at Aria Health's Frankfort campus before being released. The other, who also reportedly suffered personal injury at the hands of Schaffling, has not yet had his identity or injuries released.
Schaffling is reported to have been reprimanded for drunken and disorderly conduct prior to the incident this Spring as well. If you have been the victim of personal injury or if you or a loved one has been the victim of wrongful death or personal injury, contact a Philadelphia personal injury lawyer or a Philadelphia accident lawyer immediately.
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