Off-duty cop shoots, kills son after mistaking him for intruder :: 07/22/2012

OLD FORGE, NY - State troopers say a police officer in New York shot and killed his son, mistaking him for an intruder.

Troopers say Parry Police Department Officer Michael Leach called 911 to report the shooting early Saturday. He was staying at the Clark Beach Motel and shot someone he believed to be an intruder. But the man turned out to be his 37-year-old son, Matthew Leach, according to the Syracuse Post-Standard .

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Published July 22, 2012

Associated Press