2 Fla officers suspended after cop shot by friendly fire

2 Fla officers suspended after cop shot by friendly fire
CLEARWATER, Fla. — Two Clearwater police officers have been suspended for two days and removed from their specialty units after one cop shot the other during a call in January, according to internal affairs documents. Officer Langston Woodie, 32, and Officer Jonathan Reid, 27, violated the department’s policy for use and handling of weapons. Woodie joined the agency in April 2016 and Reid was hired in April 2019. About 7 p.m. on Jan. 1, Clearwater police, including Woodie and Reid, responded to reports of a man — 60-year-old James Wassman — firing gunshots in the backyard of his home on…

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