Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey said the two deputies were taking a break from playing video games at their Palm Bay home, when Lawson 'jokingly' pointed what he believed was an unloaded handgun at Walsh and pulled the trigger.
of his roommate and fellow deputy in what authorities are calling an"extremely dumb and totally avoidable accident."
"According to the investigation, a single round was fired that struck Austin, taking his life," Ivey said. "Folks, this unnecessary and totally avoidable incident not only took the life of an amazing young man and deputy, but it has also forever changed the life of another good young man who made an extremely poor and reckless decision," Ivey said in the release.
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