A deputy mistakenly shot and killed his roommate, who was also a deputy, as the two took a break from playing an online game with friends while they were off duty, a Florida sheriff said.– A deputy mistakenly shot and killed his roommate, who was also a deputy, as the two took a break from playing an online game with friends while they were off duty, a Florida sheriff said.
Lawson immediately called 911 and was “distraught” and “devastated” when first responders arrived, Ivey said. Lawson cooperated fully with the investigation, which was conducted by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Palm Bay Police Department.
Lawson was taken to the Brevard County Jail on a “no bond” warrant, the sheriff said. It was not immediately known whether he has a lawyer who can speak on his behalf. The sheriff called Lawson “a great kid who sadly made a horrible and irresponsible decision that has forever impacted so many.” Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
When the people paid to protect us can't be trusted with firearms.
No such thing as an accidental shooting.
'I was just playing around. I didn't think it was loaded.' This defense only works for murderous cops. 🫣
Extremely dumb things like this will continue to happen as long as people won't face there's a gun fetish.
BrevardSheriff MattSusin Please tell us why we should trust BCSO SROs w/ loaded weapons in our brevardschools with our children with loaded weapons. Why?! I’m serious. 🤬 Florida_Today CoastRocket BrevardCo_FL
Accidents don’t happen on purpose. Negligence is what happened here.