The on-duty male police officer accused of shooting his female colleague in a twisted game of Russian roulette has been seen for the first time since her death.
Nathaniel Hendren, 29, was granted $10,000 bail Thursday and filmed leaving the courthouse in St Louis in a tracksuit.
He stayed silent in a video taken after he was charged with involuntary manslaughter over the death of 24-year-old Katlyn Alix, KMOV4 reports.
Hendren and his police partner Patrick Riordan were at his home, along with Katlyn, early Thursday when the two men were supposed to be patrolling a neighborhood.
There the Hendren and Riordan allegedly 'consumed alcoholic beverages while on-duty', according to the St Louis Post-Dispatch.
The circuit attorney's office had raised serious concerns over the police handling of the case. Prosecutor Kimberly M. Gardner questioned whether cops tried to block the drug and alcohol testing of Hendren and Riordan.
Nathaniel Hendren, 29, pictured, was granted $10,000 bail Thursday and filmed leaving the courthouse in St Louis in a tracksuit. He was charged with involuntary manslaughter over the death of 24-year-old Katlyn Alix and refused to answer questions Thursday
Hendren, pictured left, and his police partner Patrick Riordan have been accused of 'consuming alcoholic beverages while on-duty'
In a letter to Chief John Hayden and Public Safety Director Jimmie Edwards, Gardner also said the fact police labelled the incident an accident so soon after the shooting was 'particularly troublesome'.
Attorney James Towey said that his client, Riordan, 'blew all zeroes' after having 'a few sips of a beer' while at Hendren's house on the night of the shooting.
A judge had doubled Hendren's bond, from $50,000 to $100,000, and ordered him to turn in any firearms he owns.
And Judge David Roither added: You don't point a muzzle at anything you don't intend to shoot.'
Katlyn's parents of a St. Louis police officer allegedly killed by a colleague during a 1am game of Russian roulette have hired a legal team to conduct their own investigation and are considering a lawsuit.
Attorney Scott Rosenblum says the team will look into 'all avenues,' which potentially includes civil litigation.
The parents of 24-year-old Katlyn Alix and her sister joined Rosenblum for a tearful press conference Wednesday, just hours after the newlywed officer's funeral.
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Attorney Scott Rosenblum (2nd L) was joined by the parents and sister of St Louis police officer Katlyn Alix at a press conference Wednesday
Officer Nathaniel Hendren, 29, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in Alix's (right) shooting death
Alix, 24, was allegedly shot and killed by her colleague during a game of Russian roulette
Aimee Chadwick, Katlyn's mother, said she is still waiting for answers, while the officer's father, Ron Alix, called on the news media to stop repeating 'rumors' about what happened last week between his daughter, Nathaniel Hendren and another officer.
'She doesn't deserve everything that's being said about her it's really hurtful to us every time we hear it on the TV and face to face,' said Mr Alix, choking back tears, Fox 2 Now reported.
The family's lawyer chimed in, adding: 'rumors don't mean anything at the end of the day. Facts do.'
Online there is speculation over why Alix was at his home on the night of the shooting, why Hendren and his partner were reportedly not working when they were supposed to be on duty and why they allegedly took Alix to the hospital instead of an ambulance.
One person wrote: 'I for one don't believe 'the story'. Not at all.'
Another added: 'They pulled the trigger two times and then again. I smell a rat.'
Alix was shot in the chest and Hendren and his partner rushed her the hospital, where she was pronounced dead
Online there is speculation over the Russian roulette story as sleuths question its credibility
Alix's mother, Aimee Chadwick (left), and her father, Ron Alix (right), were overcome by emotions talking about their late daughter hours after her burial
Courtesy: FOX2now
Hendren's attorney said Alix's death was a 'tragic accident.'
Addressing the defense lawyer's statement characterizing the shooting as accidental, Rosenblum said it will be up to a jury to decide.
'Obviously, I don't think anybody is going to suggest that there was any deliberation or premeditation, at least at this point, but the facts can fit any number of offenses,' he said.
Asked to talk about their late daughter, Katlyn's parents said she was loved by all and could light up a room.
'We're gonna miss her so much,' her father said while visibly struggling to put his thoughts into words. 'I'm broken up... I want Katy back, but that's not gonna happen.'
The family's attorney expressed confidence that he and his team will get to the bottom of what happened to the newlywed cop with police and military training on the night of the shooting.
'There hasn't been enough answers to this family's questions,' Rosenblum told the assembled reporters. 'I'm 100 per cent confident we'll find the answers.'
Alix was laid to rest following a funeral service in St Louis Wednesday (pictured)
According to a probable cause statement, Alix, who was off duty, went to Hendren's home sometime before 1am last Thursday and the pair began a deadly game of Russian roulette.
The charging documents say Hendren and Alix were taking turns pulling the trigger of a gun loaded with one bullet while pointing it at each other when Alix was shot in the chest.
Hendren and his police partner, also 29, rushed her to hospital, where she was pronounced dead. It is unknown where Alix's husband of four months was at the time.
Alix had military training and had served in the Army before joining the force. Hendren had been on the police force for about a year
Prosecutor Gardner wrote that urine and breath tests were performed on the male officers, but not a blood test. She argued that the way the testing was performed 'appears to be an obstructionist tactic.'
Gardner's letter said there was 'probable cause at the scene that drugs or alcohol may be a contributing factor in a potential crime.'
She claimed that a police lieutenant erroneously told her office that a hospital would not honor a search warrant for the officers' blood.
The prosecutor also faulted law enforcement officials for initially characterizing the shooting as an 'accident', which she said was an 'inappropriate' 'pre-disposed conclusion about the potential outcome of a case'.
Both Hendren and his partner have been placed on administrative leave, which is standard procedure any time an officer is involved in a shooting.
Hendren had been on the police force for about a year. He faces three to 10 years in prison if convicted on the felony counts of first-degree involuntary manslaughter and armed criminal action.
Mulling lawsuit: Attorney Scott Rosenblum hired by Alix's family says he will look into 'all avenues,' which potentially includes civil litigation
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Main photo article The on-duty male police officer accused of shooting his female colleague in a twisted game of Russian roulette has been seen for the first time since her death.
Nathaniel Hendren, 29, was granted $10,000 bail Thursday and filmed leaving the courthouse in St Louis in a tracksuit.
He stayed silent ...
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