More than a year after an incident in which University of Central Missouri University student Jeremy Allen Manley accidentally shot and killed his friend, Stephon Abron, Manley pled guilty to one count of involuntary manslaughter.  At the time of the incident, which occurred in University housing, Manley had been arrested but not charged. 

Manley told police he was teaching Abron about guns. He initially denied firing the gun but later told police he drew the weapon from a holster and it discharged, according to court records. Abron was struck in the chest.  Manley said he thought Abron had unloaded the weapon before Manley picked it up and said he didn’t know how it went off.

Manley was sentenced to 120 days of “shock incarceration” and five years of supervised probation.

Sources: 

“Update: Manley Enters A Guilty Plea in the Shooting Death Of UCM Student,” KMMO (January 14, 2021).

Kaitlyn Schwers, “Missouri College Student Charged after Fatal Shooting at Campus Housing,” Kansas City Star (November 14, 2019).