Arkansas teen killed by friends playing with gun
03/12/2020 11:24 am PDT
via WREG:
BLYTHEVILLE, Ark. (WREG) -- Two 16-year-olds are facing charges after unintentionally killing a 17-year-old while playing with a gun, according to Blytheville police.
Relatives identified the victim as Keylan Cuble. They said he was in the backyard of a friend's house on the 1000 block of Hearn Street on Tuesday evening when the shooting happened.
Police said the gun that was used had been reported stolen after a vehicle burglary over the weekend.
Although both 16-year-olds are being charged as adults, police haven't released their names. One faces a manslaughter charge, and the other is charged with tampering with physical evidence.
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