A retired Washington DC police lieutenant has been arrested on a manslaughter charge after he shot and killed a library cop during a baton training exercise on Thursday.
According to the DC Metropolitan Police department, Jesse Porter, 58, was wrapping up a training session in a conference room at the Anacostia Neighborhood Library just after 3:30 pm. when he fired a shot that struck 25-year-old Maurica Manyan.
The public library special police officer, from lndian Head, Maryland, was rushed to an area hospital where she was later pronounced dead.
Investigators revealed, Porter had retired as a Metro PD lieutenant in 2020 and was working as a private contractor. Porter was providing instruction on the use of retractable batons to library officers when he allegedly fired the shot that killed Manyan.
Police stated, “We recovered the firearm at the scene. About six people in the conference room witnessed the shot, including other library police, but no others were hurt.”
The city’s public library system has its own force of full-time special police officers who can be armed and are responsible for ensuring the safety and security of the library branches.
Porter was arrested on an involuntary manslaughter charge after police consulted with the US attorney’s office in Washington. He remained in custody on Friday.
Shortly after the shooting took place a news conference was held by DC Metro Police Chief Robert Contee.
He said, “It is unclear why Porter was armed with a gun during the training session. Generally, law enforcement agencies take strides to ensure trainers and participants do not have access to live ammunition or actual firearms during training programs, to avoid the possibility of accidental gunfire.”
Contee continued to say, “It’s not good practice. I’m not sure in this situation why the trainer had a live weapon in the training environment. But it is not good practice to do this.”
Police did not say why Porter fired his weapon, but unnamed sources said that the retired cop drew his gun to show how quickly it could be done and discharged the live round that hit Manyan in the chest.
A fine state of affairs when a public library system needs armed security guards. Only in a city gone amok by Leftist policies.
So…, is Alec Baldwin still walking around?
Dumb assed stuff. Playing with a firearm. Should have been trained better. And why was a round in the chamber. what a dumb ass.
Every one knows you don’t handle a striker fire hand gun with a round in the chamber. Or a hammer firedhand gun with the hammer back if there is one in the chamber. I was taught that by my father when I was young. What an idiot.
And this guy was a retired officer and trained other officers, wow!!!!!
I think this is how Bookman died!