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Originally published Saturday, July 21, 2012 at 7:09 PM

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NY cop shoots and kills son in hotel, troopers say

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

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OLD FORGE, N.Y. —

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 ( http://tinyurl.com/cdqn92c).

Troopers say Leach used his department-issued .45-caliber Glock handgun in the shooting. He was hospitalized after the shooting.

The investigation is continuing.

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Information from: The Post-Standard, http://www.syracuse.com

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