The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department identified the officer on Tuesday afternoon as Katlyn Alix, a 24-year-old who joined the department two years ago.
"Officer Alix was an enthusiastic and energetic young woman with a bright future ahead of her," St. Louis Metropolitan police Chief John Hayden said Thursday in a statement.
In honor of Officer Katlyn Alix, members of the #SLMPD will be wearing the Department mourning band. "Officer Alix was an enthusiastic and energetic young woman with a bright future ahead of her" -@ChiefJohnHayden pic.twitter.com/BDIZ2d6NOQ
— St. Louis, MO Police (@SLMPD) January 24, 2019
Alix was off-duty when she stopped by an on-duty officer's Carondelet home about 1 a.m. CST, according to KMOV-TV . Two male officers were there, the news station reported.
Hayden told KTVI one of the officers was sitting in the home's living room when he "mishandled a gun and shot Alix in the chest."
Police did not immediately identify the officers.
Alix was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead, KSDK reported. She is survived by her husband, her mother, her father and her sister, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
The circumstances surrounding the early morning shooting remained unclear Thursday.
"All that will be part of the investigation," Hayden said Thursday at a news conference, according to the Post-Dispatch.
Authorities continue to investigate.
We are deeply saddened to announce that the officer transported to the hospital has succumbed to her injuries. We ask that you keep the officer’s family and the entire SLMPD in your thoughts and prayers as we mourn the loss of our officer and friend. pic.twitter.com/NGcU4tpXiU
— St. Louis, MO Police (@SLMPD) January 24, 2019
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