it's bad enough

when a police officer is killed in the line of duty. it's even worse when he is shot by a fellow officer:

At 11:15 p.m. Sunday, officers responded to the 400 block of Nicholson St. on a reported shooting. They found a man who had been shot, and he was taken to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital for treatment. Meanwhile, a suspect was located on Virginia Beach Boulevard, and was taken into custody. Officers recovered two handguns from that suspect. Charges are pending against that suspect, in regard to the initial shooting.

Officers on the scene were told about a second gunshot victim inside a home in the 400 block of Nicholson St. The initial officers at that scene reported a “large crowd” in the courtyard there, and requested back-up.

Five uniformed officers responded. One of the officers saw a man in the crowd, later identified as Seneca Darden [the killed officer], in a white T-shift and blue jeans, holding a handgun. An officer commanded him to drop the gun. The officer fired at Darden, who was hit “multiple times.”