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US Park Police officer killed by another officer in accidental shooting, Fairfax County police say [View all]
US Park Police officer killed by another officer in accidental shooting, Fairfax County police sayPublished 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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