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(CNN)A St. Louis police officer was shot and killed early Thursday morning, according to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.
Katlyn Alix, 24, was off-duty when she was accidentally shot by an on-duty officer at an apartment, SLMPD spokeswoman Officer Michelle Woodling told CNN. Another on-duty officer was also at the scene.
The two on-duty officers -- both described only as 29-year-old white men -- met Alix at the apartment. Police have not said who lived at the residence.
While they were sitting in the living room, one of the officers "mishandled a firearm" and shot Alix in the chest, Woodling said in an email.
According to the SLMPD's statement, a call for "officer in need of aid" was put out at 12:56 a.m., and the third officer told the dispatcher they were taking Alix to the hospital.
Three police officers have been shot dead across the US in less than a week
Three police officers have been shot dead across the US in less than a week
She was pronounced dead shortly after arrival, the statement said.
Police have released no additional details about what led to the shooting, nor why the on-duty officers were at the apartment.
Alix had two years of experience on the force, the SLMPD said. She leaves behind a husband, her parents and a sister, among other family members.
"Officer Alix was an enthusiastic and energetic young woman with a bright future ahead of her," SLMPD Commissioner John Hayden said in the statement.
http://www.cnn.com/2019/01/24/us/st-louis-police-officer-shooting-killed/index.html
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