Wash. Officer Pleads Not Guilty In Accidental Shooting

A Washington state police officer accused of leaving a loaded handgun in the family van where his young son could grab it and fatally shoot his 7-year-old sister has pleaded not guilty to a second-degree manslaughter charge.

A Washington state police officer accused of leaving a loaded handgun in the family van where his young son could grab it and fatally shoot his 7-year-old sister has pleaded not guilty to a second-degree manslaughter charge, reports KING 5.

Marysville police officer Derek Carlile spoke just five words during his arraignment in Snohomish County Superior Court. The two most important: not guilty.

Carlile is charged with second-degree manslaughter for the March 10 death of Jenna Carlile.

Read the full KING 5 story.

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