A deputy in Florida has been charged with manslaughter after he allegedly shot and killed his girlfriend while they were cleaning guns.
Leslie Boileau, a deputy with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, told 911 dispatch that he accidentally shot his girlfriend, Polina Wright, 25, WCJB reported.
Officers with the Ocala Police Department responded to Boileau’s home just before 11pm on Thursday where they found Wright dead with a gunshot wound to her forehead.
Boileau explained to officers that they had returned from dinner and were cleaning the guns when the deadly incident happened.
His girlfriend had asked him to teach her how to use the gun, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by WESH 2.
While demonstrating the use of a rifle, Boileau says he “accidentally” fired the loaded gun, killing the woman.
“I know this looks really bad,” Boileau said, according to the arrest affidavit. “I told her I did not want this to happen…I did not want to train her in the (expletive) house like this.”