CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) — A mishap with a loaded handgun has left a 19-year-old Chandler man dead.
Police say Mark Martinez went with a friend to Jose Sandoval’s home on Saturday. Martinez asked Sandoval to see his gun and Sandoval agreed.
After displaying the gun, Sandoval was putting it back into the holster when the gun fired, hitting Martinez in the chest. Martinez was taken to a local hospital where he died.
Police say the 58-year-old Sandoval was arrested on suspicion of negligent homicide.
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Information from: The Arizona Republic
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