A U.S. Park Police officer was killed in what police say was an accidental shooting Sunday.
McLeanWhen they arrived, police found 22-year-old Jesse Brown Hernandez dead from a gunshot wound to his upper body.
Investigators learned that four people were in an apartment drinking when Hernandez was shot. They say 25-year-old Alexander Roy was trying a "dry fire" of the gun, thinking that it was unloaded, when he aimed at Hernandez and shot him. Both Roy and Hernandez are U.S. Park Police officers, who were off-duty at the time. Adult Detention Center without bond."We are aware of the incident involving off-duty United States Park Police employees at a private residence in Fairfax County.
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