Dominique Poindexter, age 22, of Charleston, West Virginia was unintentionally shot and killed tonight by his friend Marcus Lee Linville. Linville, 23, is charged with wanton endangerment in connection with the shooting.

Police Investigators said Linville “thought the gun was unloaded when he fired at Poindexter, shooting him in the head.” They added that Linville and Poindexter were playing with the gun at the time of the incident.

This is another death that might have been prevented if all guns were required to have loaded chamber indicators.

Source:

“Charleston Man Accused of Accidentally Shooting, Killing Friend Charged in Incident,” Metro News (August 3, 2022).