A police officer's gun accidentally discharged during a burglary investigation Tuesday, killing Cathey Howard Kalimah, 31. McKinney police say the incident began when the victim's alarm system went off at their house in the 1800 block of Meadow Ranch Road. The alarm company called the victim's husband at work. He then called his wife and asked her to check on the house.
Police say the unidentified officer noticed the house's back door slightly open.
As she tried to enter, Kalimah saw the door opening and tried to close it. Neither realized the other was there. When the gun went off, the homeowner was shot in the chest. She died at the scene. Family and friends gathered at the home.