17-year old Ishmael Muhammad of Des Moines, Iowa was struck by a bullet in a local residence today when someone accidentally fired an illegal handgun.  He later died of the wound.

According to police, residents initially said that Muhammad had arrived at the home having already been shot.  After an investigation, police charged a 16-year old, who was present in the residence at the time of the shooting, with involuntary manslaughter and illegal weapons possession. 

Source:

Andrea May Sahouri, “A Des Moines Teen Shot in the Neck Saturday has Died from his Injuries; Another has been Charged with Involuntary Manslaughter,” Des Moines Register (May 24, 2020).