Posted on 01/26/2019 4:32:48 AM PST by SMGFan
A St. Louis police officer has been charged with killing a fellow officer after a Russian roulette-style game went horribly wrong. Nathaniel Hendren, 29, was charged Friday with involuntary manslaughter and armed criminal action, according to Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner and a probable cause statement.
Hendren, who was on-duty at the time of the shooting, and Katlyn Alix were allegedly playing a game where all but one bullet was removed from a revolver and the two would take turns pointing it at each other and pulling the trigger, according to the probable cause document.
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Anyone else thinks this explanation sounds a bit off. Three people involved. The victim, off duty cop Katlyn Alix, 24, and two cops on duty Nathaniel Hendren, 29, the shooter, and Sgt. Richard Hellmeier, Hendren's partner.
So we are to believe the two cops decided to play a game of Russian roulette and the sergeant advised against it but allegedly was going to just walk out of the apartment while they played their "game"? Any why were the two on duty cops at Alix's apartment in the first place?
"...Also, don’t play it with a semi-auto. Just saying..."
They were pointing the gun at each other and pulling the trigger.
who else was there when it happened?
Play stupid games win stupid prizes.
“Russian roulette-style game went horribly wrong.”
1 in 6? Those odds do not make this ‘horribly wrong
“Didi mao “
Also, don’t play it with a semi-auto. Just saying.
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The article said it was a revolver with one round loaded. Not likely to have been a duty weapon.
"A bullet always tells the truth." -- Paul Rayburn (Christopher Walken), Man on Fire
I think there is likely more to the story. Maybe an affair going on.
But what did you expect the Sergeant to do?
They were not on duty.
He had no official control over them.
He told them to stop.
When they did not take his advice, he said he wanted no part of the foolishness.
What should he have done?
It made no sense for him to pull a gun on them or to shoot them.
Yes, we need a lot more details from the survivors of that game.
The traditional rules are that you point the gun at yourself—not someone else!
Russian roulette my eye!
But what did you expect the Sergeant to do?
They were not on duty.
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Sadly, other than the deceased officer, they WERE on duty. This makes it even exponentially more stupid, if that is possible.
When you point a knowingly loaded gun at someone and pull the trigger, most of the time they function exactly as they were designed to do.
Well,the good news here is that her heirs just won the lottery.
Each pull of the trigger increased the odds.
SGT should have tackled, wrestled the gun from his or her hands.
Should have pulled his weapon and ordered them to stop.
Radio for backup.
Shot at the ceiling. Someone was going to die , so better to shoot them in the leg maybe?
Mueller is going to be all over this. This could be the end of Trump. I feel the walls closing in.
Pretty sure suicide actually is a crime because if you damage some one else or their property in the act, even though you are no longer physically present to prosecute, those harmed or damaged by your action can seek redress in the courts. IOW if the rifle round you fire through your head goes on to kill a 7 year old in the next house your estate can and will be sued.
Otherwise, St Louis has NO filters for whack jobs during academy and during probation and etcetera's.
About 6 to 1. 5 to 1 if you’re using a J frame.
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I have NEVER heard of a woman playing Russian roulette. Never. This story sounds as likely as those ‘fan deaths” that newly-immigrated Korean men sometimes report when their wives are found asphyxiated.
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