US Park Police officer killed by another officer in accidental shooting, Fairfax County police say

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US Park Police officer killed by another officer in accidental shooting, Fairfax County police say

Published 7 hours ago FOX5 DC

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. - A U.S. Park Police officer was killed in what police say was an accidental shooting Sunday.

When 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.

Police say alcohol was a factor in the shooting.

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[Silent Type]

1. Love Park Rangers. But alcohol and guns don't mix, not that gunners are really law-abiding.

RIP.

[elleng]

2. ;-(

[Demovictory9]

3. Such common knowledge .don't fire "unloaded guns" at people

I am not a gun owner and I know that

[Yonnie3]

4. "Police say alcohol was a factor in the shooting"

Stupidity is likely a bigger factor.

Also, why do they say "accidental," when it is clearly a negligent shooting?

[IronLionZion]

5. Guns keep us safe, so always play with them while drunk

[Chainfire]

6. That was gross negligence, not accident.

Manslaughter at least.

[Chainfire]

7. Russians have two sayings concerning gun safety.

"The safety on a gun lies between the ears of the user" and "Even an unloaded gun can fire once a year."

[phylny]

8. This is NOT AN ACCIDENT.

Idiots. Even I, a non-gun user, know to always assume a gun is loaded.