Cop Shoots and Kills Son after Mistaking Him for An Intruder

[Stuart G]

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By NBC News staff


An off-duty police officer shot and killed his son after mistaking him for an intruder, New York State Police said.

Michael Leach, 59, an officer with the Parry Police Department in Wyoming County in western New York state, was staying at a motel in Old Forge. He called 911 early Saturday to say he just shot someone he thought was an intruder, troopers said, according to The Syracuse Post-Standard.

The victim turned out to be his son, Matthew S. Leach, 37, of Rochester.

Troopers said that the elder Leach used his department-issued .45-caliber Glock handgun in the shooting. He was hospitalized after the shooting for what for what troopers described as a "medical issue."

[Bonobo]

1. He probably would have used a bomb if there had been no gun. nt

[DontTreadOnMe]

2. Stand Your Ground Law applies here, correct?

And the NRA is going to help out with his defense fund.

Instant Karma

[piratefish08]

3. was his son armed? if he was, this probably would not have happened.

[Reasonable_Argument]

4. Interesting

Many of you are so outraged over one tragedy but so flippant about another.