{"slug": "several-california-cops-placed-on-administrative-leave-as-new-probe-opened-into", "title": "Several California cops placed on administrative leave as new probe opened into alleged ‘horseplay’ that left officer shot", "summary": "Several Pasadena police officers were placed on administrative leave after new evidence emerged in a shooting where an officer was shot during alleged 'horseplay' with loaded guns. Police Chief Gene Harris announced an additional investigation but did not specify the number of officers or the nature of the evidence. The shooting, captured on mobile phone video, remains under investigation by Pasadena police and the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office.", "body_md": "**Getting your**\n\n[Trinity Audio](//trinityaudio.ai)player ready...Several officers were placed on administrative leave after Pasadena police received new evidence Sunday, June 14, in a [shooting between two officers](https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/06/11/pasadena-police-were-joking-around-when-one-officer-shot-seriously-injured-another-chief-says/) that seriously injured one of them while they were joking around with loaded guns before their shifts.\n\nAfter the shooting Sept. 7, police said the officer who fired his weapon was “separated from the city,” but officials placed additional officers on leave Sunday after a witness provided new evidence, Police Chief Gene Harris said in a statement. Harris didn’t specify how many officers were on leave or the nature of the evidence, but said police have opened an additional investigation in response.\n\n“When questions arise about conduct, we act,” Harris said. “Thorough investigations take time, and I won’t rush one at the expense of the truth. What I can promise is that I will be as transparent as California law allows and share information with this community as quickly as I’m able.”\n\nThe announcement comes days after police released [mobile phone video](https://www.cityofpasadena.net/police/critical-incident-briefings/critical-incident-information-video-pa2025-70379/) of the shooting June 10. The video shows an officer in the parking garage, pointing his gun at another officer driving up to a parked patrol vehicle. After the officer in view holsters his gun, the driving officer fires, shooting his front windshield and then the officer’s left shoulder.\n\nThe shooting remains under investigation by Pasadena police and the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/several-california-cops-placed-on-administrative-leave-as-new-probe-opened-into", "canonical_source": "https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/06/16/new-investigation-opened-into-alleged-horseplay-that-left-pasadena-officer-shot-in-police-garage/", "published_at": "2026-06-16 15:14:42+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-16 15:51:16.848922+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-safety"], "entities": ["Pasadena Police Department", "Gene Harris", "Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/several-california-cops-placed-on-administrative-leave-as-new-probe-opened-into", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/several-california-cops-placed-on-administrative-leave-as-new-probe-opened-into.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/several-california-cops-placed-on-administrative-leave-as-new-probe-opened-into.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/several-california-cops-placed-on-administrative-leave-as-new-probe-opened-into.jsonld"}}