In Orlando, Florida, 20-year old Deontay Haynes was arrested and charged with manslaughter after he accidentally shot and killed his best friend.  The charge is a first degree felony with the potential for up to 30-years in prison.  He is  being held without bail.

According to police, Haynes pointed a gun that he believed was unloaded at his friend Zavier Phillips.  Phillips, also 20, was taken to the hospital with a gunshot wound where he was pronounced dead.

 Two shattered lives might have been saved if the gun had had an effective loaded chamber indicator. 

Source:

Jeff Weiner, “Man Killed Best Friend while Playing with Gun he Thought was Unloaded, Orlando Police Say,” Orlando Sentinel (August 13, 2020).