UPDATE: Police Release Name of Officer Shot, Killed by Fellow Officer

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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOX) udpated 12:50 p.m. — St. Louis City police say 24-year-old officer Katlyn Alix was shot and killed by another police officer who "mishandled" a firearm in a South St. Louis apartment. 
It happened at 1:00 a.m. Thursday in the 700 block of Dover, when two officers who were on duty were inside the apartment and seated in the living room with Alix.

In honor of Officer Katlyn Alix, members of the #SLMPD will be wearing the Department mourning band. "Officer Alix was an enthusiastic and energetic young woman with a bright future ahead of her" -@ChiefJohnHayden pic.twitter.com/BDIZ2d6NOQ

— St. Louis, MO Police (@SLMPD) January 24, 2019

Two on-duty male officers were at one of their apartments when Katlyn Alix, who was off duty, stopped by, according to police.A police incident report said the three officers were seated in the apartment living room when one of the male officers ``mishandled a firearm and shot (Alix) in the chest.'' The male officers, both 29, drove Alix, 24, to a hospital, where she died.Hayden declined to answer questions about the circumstances surrounding the shooting or why the officers had gathered at the home. He did say that the officers' arrival at the home was not proceeded by a call for service or help.

Police have not released the names of the male officers. Police have not said whether the gun involved was a service weapon.An internal police investigation is underway, and the male officers are on paid leave during that probe. The St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office is also investigating and has asked the Missouri State Highway Patrol for help. Susan Ryan, a spokeswoman for Gardner, said the request was not out of the ordinary.Mayor Lyda Krewson on Twitter called the shooting ``terribly sad.''

Terribly sad - blessings to her family, friends and the entire Slmpd community. https://t.co/UBiDheAAo5

— Mayor Lyda Krewson (@LydaKrewson) January 24, 2019 ``Officer Alix was an enthusiastic and energetic young woman with a bright future ahead of her,'' Hayden said in a statement.The department said Alix was a patrol officer who had graduated from the St. Louis Police Academy in January 2017. Alix, who was also a military veteran, is survived by her husband, parents and a sister.Jeff Roorda, business manager of the St. Louis Officers Association, said in a statement that the fallen officer ``served her community and her nation with dignity and courage both as a police officer and as a member of the military.''Roorda said the union understands that the media and the public want more information.``So do we,'' Roorda said. ``But for now, we wait; we wonder; and we weep.''