An unloaded handgun has struck again!
A man in Las Vegas pointed an “unloaded” firearm at his friend and then he shot said friend killing him.
According to the police reports, no one had been arguing and one of the friends had just been showing off his guns to his friend. Things took a sour turn though when one of the guns just went off and killed a man.
As reported in Fox 5 Vegas:
Police were called to an apartment on Gilcrease Ave. around 7 p.m. March 10 to reports of a man shot. The first called said he and his friends were drinking when a gun went off, shooting Campise in the head. The caller identified Stafford as the shooter.
At the same time, Stafford called 911, the report said. Police said Stafford “was hysterical and screaming for help. He was heard crying and apologizing to Chris while speaking with the dispatcher,” the report said.
Campise was pronounced dead on scene, the report said.
One of the friends said the group was doing shots and smoking weed prior to the shooting, the report said.
Incidents like this are not all that uncommon, sad as that is, this is a great lesson about gun safety. Treat every gun as if it were loaded and don’t go messing around with your firearms at parties or events.
The man who shot his friend was clearly remorseful about what happened but he will likely be charged with manslaughter as a result of the incident. Unlike Alec Baldwin, when regular people make mistakes of this nature they face consequences.
