SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – Police arrested a 19-year-old Monday in connection with the shooting death of a 20-year-old man early Sunday morning.
Witnesses told police Austin Jones was showing a handgun to two friends Sunday around 2:09 a.m., believing it to be unloaded, when he cocked it and pulled the trigger, striking Christopher Negron in the head, just above the eye.
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Police said Jones immediately tried to render aid to Negron, while another friend called 911.
Negron died as a result of the gunshot wound.
Jones is currently being held at the John E. Polk Correctional Facility, charged with manslaughter.