'Human error' blamed for hiring of cop in 'catfishing' triple murder
Virginia State Police said in a statement Wednesday that an administrative review has uncovered that an unspecified “human error resulted in an incomplete database query” during Austin Lee Edwards’ hiring process.
Both law enforcement agencies have said they found no warning signs about Edwards, and no previous employers disclosed issues during background checks. Edwards died by suicide during a shootout with San Bernardino sheriff’s deputies the same day. The girl was rescued and, where she has been receiving counseling for trauma, her relatives said.
When emergency medical technicians arrived, they discovered Edwards being held down by his dad. When police arrived, they found a “large presence of blood” inside the home.“Austin made several statements in the presence of Officers that he wanted to die, that he would try to kill himself the instant he was free from restraints, and that he would kill his father,” police wrote in the report.
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