Florida authorities said the deputy 'jokingly' pointed and pulled the trigger on what he thought was an unloaded gun before his fellow deputy roommate was killed.
of his roommate and fellow deputy in what authorities are calling an"extremely dumb and totally avoidable accident."
"According to the investigation, a single round was fired that struck Austin, taking his life," Ivey said. "Folks, this unnecessary and totally avoidable incident not only took the life of an amazing young man and deputy, but it has also forever changed the life of another good young man who made an extremely poor and reckless decision," Ivey said in the release.
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