The Sheriff’s Deputy was fired after he was arrested for manslaughter, as details from authorities reveal what allegedly happened the night in question.
A Florida deputy has been charged with manslaughter for his role in the fatal shooting of his own girlfriend, as he says they were cleaning their guns when he accidentally shot and killed her.
The incident went down a little before 11pm on September 19 in Ocala, Florida. At the time, the Ocala Police Department responded to a call from Leslie Boileau, a 32-year-old Marion County Sheriff’s Deputy, who “informed dispatch that he had accidentally shot his girlfriend,” according to a press release from the Ocala Police Department .
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When police arrived at the scene, they found the victim — who was identified as Polina Wright, 25, in an arrest report obtained by the Ocala Star-Banner — “with a fatal gunshot wound to her forehead.” Per authorities, she also had a 9mm handgun in her lap, while a rifle was also present at the scene.