A 24-year-old Vermont man was fatally shot by a friend who used a gun in a prank, police said. The alleged shooter apparently tried to prank his sleeping friend by waking him up with the loud sound of an air rifle, however, he mistaken used a real rifle in the prank. Nicholas Bell, 23, was charged with manslaughter after the incident Thursday. More after the jump….@funkmasterflex
“The accused fired the weapon, which was a loaded .22 cal rifle hitting the [victim] in the chest,” a police statement said. “The victim died at the scene.”
The victim was identified as 24-year-old Jeffrey Charbonneau. Both men were guests at the Manchester home where the shooting occurred, police said. Bell was jailed and bail was set at $250,000.
