BELGRADE — The officer-involved shooting from Monday night is just one of several that have taken place over the years here in Gallatin County. Which raises the question - just how dangerous really IS a day in the office for law enforcement?

“I have been in situations where—yes—I have been shot at,” said Dan Springer, who has served with the Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office for 29 years.

Springer knows the risks of wearing the badge. In his time?

“There has probably been about 10 or 12 officer-involved shootings, and of those, about five where an officer has been injured,” he said.

Sheriff Dan Springer opens up about the dangers of law enforcement work in Gallatin County Sheriff Dan Springer opens up about the dangers of law enforcement work in Gallatin County

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