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Mario Roberto Jenkins, 29, was killed on September 24, 2005, in Orlando while working a plainclothes assignment for the University of Central Florida Police Department aimed at curbing underage drinking during a football game. His service weapon discharged during the altercation, drawing the attention of a nearby Orlando police officer who, not realizing Jenkins was an officer, fired three shots and mortally wounded him.

Jenkins was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who had served one year with the Clermont Police Department and three years with UCF. The student who grabbed Jenkins during the incident was arrested and later pleaded guilty to battering a police officer and obstructing justice, receiving two concurrent six-month terms on February 2, 2007. Jenkins was posthumously promoted to Corporal.

Are there details about the plainclothes operation or the scene that could help clarify how the misidentification happened?