Deputy practicing gun draw kills wife
Pastor Dale Morgan
Deputy practicing gun draw kills wife*
POSTED: 11:22 am PST December 18, 2007
UPDATED: 5:26 pm PST December 18, 2007
TUALATIN, Ore. -- A man who signed on to become a Clark County sheriff's
deputy accidentally shot his wife to death in Tualatin on Sunday,
according to police.
Police said Ryan Osbrink, 24, was practicing drawing his pistol from a
holster when it unintentionally discharged as his wife, Kimberly
Osbrink, entered the room.
A bullet struck Kimberly Osbrink in the stomach, police said. When
emergency crews arrived, they said they found Ryan Osbrink administering
first aid to his wife, who was rushed to Oregon Health & Science University.
Kimberly Osbrink later died at the hospital.
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The gun used in the shooting was a .45-caliber semi-automatic pistol
that Ryan Osbrink owned.
He had recently signed an offer of employment with the Clark County
Sheriff's Office. His first day of work was to be Dec. 19, but his
hiring has been delayed pending the outcome of the investigation.
According to an article in the Marine Corps News, Osbrink joined the
Marine Corps to prepare for a career as a police officer and in hopes of
joining a SWAT team.
In 2006, he received a Bronze Star Medal for courageous actions in Iraq.
The Tualatin Police Department is still investigating the shooting.
Their findings will be forwarded to the Washington County District
Attorney's Office for review.