Tuesday 9 August 2022 10:07 AM Library police officer killed during baton training in Washington DC trends now
Former police lieutenant Jesse Porter, 58, shot and killed a woman during a training exercise at a Washington DC library
A retired police officer fatally shot a woman during a training exercise at a Washington DC library, according to the metropolitan police.
Former police lieutenant Jesse Porter, 58, was arrested after he pulled out his gun and shot 25-year-old Maurica Manyan, from Maryland, in the conference room of the Anacostia Neighborhood Library.
He was teaching officers how to use batons right before the incident, which usually includes a brightly-colored training gun.
The victim is said to have paused to take off her mask and adjust her hair for a picture, before Porter pulled his gun from its holster, pointed it at her and fired.
According to one witness, Porter said, 'I thought I had my training gun. Why did I do this? Is she OK?'
The trainer had reportedly drawn the pistol to demonstrate how quickly it could be done, seemingly mimicking an attack that they would have to defend against using the batons.
Maurica Manyan, 25, had been working as a special police officer within the DC Public Library's public safety division and had been on the force for less than a year
Jesse Porter is pictured speaking to the media in 2013 in Washington. Porter, 58, was working for a private contractor
