MARYSVILLE, Ohio — An auxiliary police officer accidentally shot and killed his son as the two were examining a sniper rifle at their central Ohio home, police said.
Michael Hopkins shot 22-year-old Kyle Hopkins in the chest with the .308-caliber rifle Tuesday in Marysville, about 25 miles northwest of Columbus, Marysville police said.
Michael Hopkins is an auxiliary officer with the police department in Kenton, about 30 miles to the northwest, assistant police chief Glenn Nicol said.
Kyle Hopkins was pronounced dead at Memorial Hospital of Union County. An autopsy is scheduled for Wednesday.
No charges have been filed. Police, prosecutors and the coroner were investigating.
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Father shot son in the chest while pair examined sniper rifle in their home
MARYSVILLE, Ohio - Authorities say an auxiliary police officer accidentally shot his son to death as the two were examining a sniper rifle at their Central Ohio home, The Columbus Dispatch reported.
Marysville police said Michael Hopkins shot Kyle Hopkins, 22, in the chest with the .308-caliber rifle at about 3 p.m. Tuesday in Marysville, about 25 miles northwest of Columbus.
Assistant Police Chief Glenn Nicol said Michael Hopkins is an auxiliary officer with the police department in Kenton, about 30 miles to the northwest.
Kyle Hopkins was pronounced dead at Memorial Hospital of Union County. An autopsy is scheduled for Wednesday.
No charges have been filed. Police, prosecutors and the coroner are investigating.
Officer accidentally shoots, kills son, police say
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
MARYSVILLE, Ohio – An auxiliary police officer accidentally shot and killed his adult son tonight at their Marysville home, authorities said.
Marysville police say that Michael Hopkins shot his son, 22-year-old Kyle S. Hopkins, in the chest with a .308-caliber rifle about 3 p.m. It happened at their home on Glen Oaks Court, just off Rt. 38 on the south side of town.
Assistant Police Chief Glenn Nicol said authorities have no reason to think the shooting was anything but an accident. Nicol said the family is devastated.
Michael Hopkins is an auxiliary officer with the Kenton Police Department in Hardin County, about 60 miles northwest of Columbus, Nicol said. His son had some affiliation with the U.S. Coast Guard, Nicol said.
The two were examining the rifle that, according to gun magazines and the Internet, is a highly accurate sniper rifle, Nicol said.
Kyle Hopkins was taken by ambulance to Memorial Hospital of Union County, where he was pronounced dead.
No charges have been filed, and the case remains under investigation by the Marysville Police Department, the Union County prosecutor’s office and the county coroner.
An autopsy is expected to be done Wednesday at the Licking County morgue.
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