[KeyLargo]

New Jersey Ex-Cop Killed In Apparent Gun Accident

By Associated Press
March 27, 2007


JERSEY CITY — A retired Jersey City police officer died yesterday at a city police building when a handgun discharged as he was cleaning it, police said.

Robert J. McGillis Jr., 53, died of a single gunshot wound to the chest and was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after noon, police said.

The shooting appeared to be accidental, police said.

A preliminary investigation found that McGillis was cleaning the large-caliber handgun at the time of the accident.

[Kozak]

Paging Charles Darwin.......

[newnhdad]

God bless him and his family..

Nobody accidentally kills themselves while cleaning a gun. My dad was a cop (20+yrs NYC) and this "reason" was used to make sure that the family was taken care of.
The job is tough and retirement can be tougher for some guys, it was for some of my dad's friends who fell into depression and substance abuse later in life.