Girl, 14, fired police officer’s personal gun at Tysons Corner

A bizarre set of circumstances led to a 14-year-old girl firing an off-duty police officer’s gun inside a popular gaming center at Tysons Corner earlier this month.

The afternoon of April 2, a D.C. police captain was at Level99 — a large entertainment center that bills itself as an adult playground with more than 50 physical and mental challenges in themed rooms — when he lost his personal weapon while playing a game, Fairfax County police said.

A teen found the weapon, thought it was a prop and pulled the trigger, investigators said. No one was shot.

“Enroute for a weapons discharge at 1961 Chain Bridge Road at Tysons Corner,” the dispatcher said. “Off-duty officer from D.C. dropped his gun by accident. Female picked it up and shot it. No one was shot.”

It’s unclear how much time passed between the officer losing the gun and the girl finding it and shooting.

The teenager requested medical assistance, but according to a spokesperson for Fairfax County Fire, the teen was not transported.

Detectives investigated the incident, but no charges have been filed against the officer, who did get his gun back, Fairfax County police said. Fairfax County police turned over their investigation to the commonwealth’s attorney office for review, but that office declined to file charges, saying the incident did not rise to the level of a crime.

D.C. police said the officer is not facing discipline within the department because he was off duty and the gun was his own.

News4 reached out to Level99 but has not heard back.