US: 15-yr-old boy accidently shoots, kills good friend in Utah

A 13-year-old Utah boy is lifeless after he was accidently shot by a 15-year-old good friend, police stated.
The teenagers sneaked away from their properties and met up at a church car parking zone within the Salt Lake City suburb of West Jordan, stated police Lt. Richard Bell.
One of the boys had introduced a gun and it accidently went off early Saturday morning, killing the youthful teenager. The teen didn’t know the gun was loaded, he stated.

“It is not our belief he intended to kill his friend,” Bell stated. The older boy referred to as 911 after the capturing, terrified and wanting to assist his good friend, he stated.
The 15-year-old was booked right into a juvenile detention heart on suspicion of manslaughter, however the investigation thus far has proven the capturing to be a “truly unfortunate, tragic accident”.
The teenagers names weren’t launched.
Police wouldn’t say the place the teenagers had gotten the gun, however did warn gun homeowners to lock up firearms of their properties and discuss to youngsters about gun security.