Video footage of two Georgia teenagers playing with a gun just moments before one is accidentally and fatally shot has emerged as officials identified the teens.
After accidentally shooting his friend, 15-year-old Devin Hodges fled from the makeshift shed they were in as other teens who were with them also ran away.
Soon, Hodges turned the gun on himself.
The shocking shootings unfolded in Gwinnett County on New Year’s Eve.
The Gwinnett County Police Department said that the other teen was 17-year-old Chad Carless.
“The shot struck his friend, Carless, sitting next to him in the cramped shed. Carless succumbed to his injuries before help could arrive. As officers were arriving at the scene, Hodges was seen running between two homes where he then took his own life with the handgun,” the statement continued.
Police officials haven’t said who owns the gun or how the teens obtained it. It was described as a handgun.
After officials identified the victims, chilling footage of the teenagers playing with the gun and pointing it at each other emerged. The footage was sent to their friends on Snapchat.
Bralen Bennett, 15, was one of the friends who got the footage. He said he was sent the Snapchat before falling asleep and when he woke up on New Year’s Day, his friends were dead.
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People who live in the area said that the shed is a popular hangout spot that was built many years ago.Another neighbor, who declined to be identified, added: “The kids used to play (in) it when they were younger. Now, what goes on—who knows.”
Other neighbors noted that the neighborhood is typically a quiet place.
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