Police say a Smith and Wesson M&P 9mm semi-automatic weapon was issued to Cpl. Michael Owen, which was used in the shooting that killed 43-year-old William Green.

WASHINGTON — WUSA9 has learned the type of weapon that was used in the fatal shooting of William Green in Temple Hills, Maryland Monday night.

According to police, a Smith and Wesson M&P 9mm semi-automatic weapon was issued to Corporal Michael Owen, which was used in the shooting that killed 43-year-old William Green.

Prince George's County Public Information Officer Cpl. Nicholas Clayton said that each of their officers within the department carries this specific type of weapon and that their 9mm guns carry 17 rounds in the magazine, plus one round in the chamber, for a total of 18 rounds that the gun can fire.

When searching on the company's website, the specific gun is not listed. However, a total of 94 results are shown for similar types of models of the weapon that was used in the incident.

Listed on the company's website, a similar model weapon is described as being "capable of handling as many rounds as you are" with that pistols being "the new standard in reliability when your job is to serve and protect and your life is on the line."

Owen is being charged with second-degree murder, manslaughter and associated weapons charges in the death of Green. He was denied bond during a hearing on Wednesday, according to authorities.

Prince George's County Police Chief Hank Stawinski called the announcement "the most difficult moment of my tenure as your chief of police."

The original account from police said that around 8 p.m., they received a 911 call for the report of a male driver who had struck multiple cars, continuing down St. Barnabas Road and ending at Winston Street.

According to charging documents released Wednesday, Cpl. Owen was called to the scene and was told by a witness that Green was in his car sleeping. After observing Green in his vehicle, he was taken out of his car and, "appeared to be under the influence of an unknown substance," court documents read.

Police said Green was handcuffed and placed in the front seat of Owen's police cruiser. Owen got into the driver's seat, with Green still handcuffed in the front seat, according to a PG Police spokesperson.

Moments later, the witness heard gunshots and went to Owen's vehicle and saw Green handcuffed in the passenger's seat suffering from multiple gunshots wounds, court document state.

Responding officers arrived at the scene around 7:19 p.m. and found Green lying next to the police cruiser with gunshot wounds.

Stawinski said Owen shot Green seven times while he was handcuffed. Officers attempted lifesaving measures on Green.

Paramedics and officers removed the handcuffs from behind his back and transported him to the United Medical Center where he died.

"There are no circumstances under which this outcome was acceptable," Stawinski said.

Stawinski walked back several statements that Prince George's County media relations representative initially said Monday evening following the shooting.

Charging documents said police searched Green's vehicle and Owen's police cruiser and found no weapons. They were unable to find any evidence indicating that there was a fight that ensued between the two.

Police said they had received several questions about why Owen placed Green in the front seat of the car, but they said he was following department protocol which states that an arrested is only to be placed in the right rear seat if the vehicle has a transport partition, which Owen's cruiser did not.

Owen was placed on administrative leave Monday evening and taken into custody late Tuesday afternoon. The incident was not caught on a body camera, as Owen was not wearing one, according to police.

Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks noted that the 2019 budget funded the first installation of body cameras within the department and that the 2020 budget will fund body cameras for every officer in the department.

Cpl. Owen has worked with the department for 10 years, including in the public information office, and is assigned to the Bureau of Patrol. According to The Washington Post, Owen fatally shot a 35-year-old man who threatened him with a gun in December 2011.