Sunday, May 12, 2013

Pretending?: Detroit Teen Killed While Pretending To Play Russian Roulette

Detroit is no stranger to tragedy, and on Tuesday, loved ones wept for the senseless death of 16-year-old Antonio O'Neill.

A group of teens including O'Neill skipped school and were kicking it at one of their homes on Detroit's east side Tuesday. The teens were reportedly playing with a gun when it went off, leaving O'Neill shot in the head.

"They were playing with a gun. The gun went off. He got shot in the head, and one of the little boys took off," said Meda Winfield, O'Neill's cousin.

A family friend says the group was playing russian roulette when the firearm went off.

"They were playing roulette inside the house with a gun and whatnot, and it went off by mistake," said Delang Fouter, the family friend.

Winfield says Antonio was a good kid, but had recently began running with the wrong crowd. Police say the deadly gunshot wound was accidentally self-inflicted.

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