A Florida sheriff deputy was arrested and fired after he shot his girlfriend in an accident. Authorities said it happened during a "sloppy training."

Leslie Boileau, a sheriff’s deputy in Marion County, Fla., said that he had “accidentally discharged” a loaded gun at his girlfriend, as they were cleaning and dry-firing guns during a lesson.

A Florida sheriff’s deputy has been charged with manslaughter after he shot his girlfriend in the head with a rifle and claimed it was an accident. Leslie Dale Boileau, 32, lost his job with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office after the fatal shooting on Thursday,

A north Florida deputy was arrested on manslaughter charges after telling investigators that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun, authorities said.