Alcohol was believed to be a factor when an off-duty U.S. Park Police officer killed another officer in a shooting over the weekend, police said.
An off-duty U.S. Park Police officer killed a fellow off-duty officer in an unintentional shooting in a Virginia apartment over the weekend, police said. Alexander Roy, 25, was arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter in the incident where alcohol was believed to be a factor, the Fairfax County Police Department said in a statement.Jesse Brown Hernandez, 22, died in the shooting, police said. Hernandez and Roy were officers with the U.S.
Detectives' preliminary findings were that Roy was attempting to simulate discharging his weapon, which he thought was unloaded, police said. When Roy pulled the trigger, the gun fired, fatally striking Hernandez, police said.The responding officers found Hernandez dead with a gunshot wound to his upper body, police said.'Alcohol is believed to be a factor in the shooting,' police said in the statement.
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