A former Florida sheriff’s deputy was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter in reference to the unintentional taking pictures demise of his girlfriend, authorities stated.
Leslie Boileau known as 911 on Thursday night time to report that he had “by accident shot his girlfriend” at their house in Ocala. The girlfriend was discovered with a handgun on her lap “and a rifle was additionally current on the scene,” the Ocala Police Department stated in a assertion on Facebook.
Boileau instructed police that he and his girlfriend had been “dealing with and dry-firing the firearms” when the taking pictures occurred, authorities stated. Dry-firing is firing a gun with out dwell ammunition.
He was taken into custody for questioning and instructed detectives that he and his girlfriend had returned house from dinner and had a package deal containing gun cleansing provides, so that they started cleansing their firearms.
“While demonstrating the usage of a rifle, Boileau by accident discharged a loaded spherical, inflicting the deadly incident,” police stated.
The girlfriend was shot within the head.
According to an arrest affidavit obtained by NBC affiliate WESH of Orlando, Boileau instructed police that his girlfriend had requested him to show her how you can use the gun.
Ocala police stated {that a} search warrant was executed and that bodily proof was discovered that corroborates his account.
“In gentle of those findings, Leslie Boileau has been arrested for manslaughter for his function within the deadly taking pictures,” police stated.
Police Chief Mike Balken known as the taking pictures a “tragic incident” and provided his condolences to the sufferer’s household.
Boileau, a deputy with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office for eight years, was instantly fired, the workplace instructed WESH. The gun used within the deadly incident was not his work firearm, the workplace stated.
“We are heartbroken for the household and mates of the sufferer,” Sheriff Billy Woods stated. “Tens of 1000’s of legislation enforcement officers do their job commendably day by day. But sadly, the tragic actions of only one are felt by your entire legislation enforcement neighborhood. The Ocala Police Department has the assist of my workplace as they proceed to complete their investigation of this tragic incident.”