18-year-old man dies, his friend arrested after a gun went off in a west Phoenix home
Phoenix police are investigating the death of an 18-year-old man after the suspected accidental discharge of a gun in a home near 71st Avenue and Thomas Road Sunday evening.
Brian Lujan and his friend Sergio Lopez Ruiz were handling a gun belonging to Lopez Ruiz when it went off. The bullet struck Lujan, police were told.
Around 6:30 p.m. officers were called and found Lujan shot inside the home. He was taken to a hospital, where he died.
Police said Lopez Ruiz was booked on suspicion of manslaughter after detectives processed the scene, and interviewed witnesses and Lopez Ruiz.
The investigation remains active, according to police.
It is the second death linked to an accidental shooting in the past week. A 14-year-old boy died last week when a gun accidentally went off in a moving vehicle.
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This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Accidental gun discharge in west Phoenix kills 18-year-old man
