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(AP) The St. Louis prosecutor’s office says the Missouri State Highway Patrol will help with the investigation into the death of an officer who police say was killed when a colleague “mishandled” a gun.
The shooting happened around 1 a.m. Thursday when two on-duty male officers went to one of their homes. Police Chief John Hayden says 24-year-old officer Katlyn Alix was off duty and stopped by the home. It’s not clear why the officers gathered there.
A spokeswoman for St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner says the Highway Patrol often assists investigations initiated by the prosecutor’s office.
A police incident report says the officers were seated in the apartment living room when one of the male officers “mishandled a firearm and shot (Alix) in the chest.”
The male officers took her to a hospital, where she died. The male officers are on paid leave.
