{"id":27208,"date":"2019-07-18T20:56:35","date_gmt":"2019-07-18T20:56:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/07\/18\/petty-officer-dies-after-shooting\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:08:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:08:06","slug":"petty-officer-dies-after-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/07\/18\/petty-officer-dies-after-shooting\/","title":{"rendered":"Petty officer dies after shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A Virginia-based sailor died June 30 after he shot himself in an incident authorities ruled was accidental.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mathews County Sheriff\u2019s deputies were called to the home of Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class Peter Andrew Senise at about 3 a.m. following reports of a shooting, according to a sheriff\u2019s office summary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They found bystanders attempting CPR on the 35-year-old man, but he was declared dead at the scene by paramedics around 3:30 a.m., authorities said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A preliminary investigation determined that Senise accidentally shot himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe victim believed the gun to have been cleared of all ammunition as witnesses recalled him clearing the magazine but never saw him clear the chamber of the firearm,\u201d the sheriff\u2019s office reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While no foul play is suspected, alcohol was a factor in Senise\u2019s death, the summary states.<\/p>\n\n\n\t