Y’all, it is semi-probable that Dick Cheney moved to Portland, Oregon, and became the police chief.

Portland Police Chief Larry O’Dea is under state investigation for accidentally shooting a friend in the back during an eastern Oregon hunting trip last month.

O’Dea was on vacation April 21 in Harney County when he fired his .22-caliber rifle, striking a friend once in the lower left side of his back, according to police and Harney County dispatch records.

Left lower side of the back translates into left hiney cheek.

Now, here comes the fun stuff.

Chief O’Dea was with the former head of firearms training at the Police Bureau.  So it’s not like there was a overabundance of people who didn’t know what the hell they were doing.

Which might explain why the chief did not acknowledge that he shot his friend until a month after it happened.

Harney County Sheriff’s Lt. Brian Needham said he couldn’t make a police report available because it hasn’t been finalized. He didn’t release further details about what occurred. The investigation is ongoing, he said.

Sooooooo … how drunk was he?

The friend will be okay.

Thanks to Epp for the heads up.