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Deputies: Man, 19, accidentally killed friend while showing gun

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — A Seminole County teenager accused of accidentally shooting and killing his friend will face a judge Monday morning.

Deputies said 19-year-old Austin Jones was showing a handgun to 20-year-old Christopher Negron early Sunday morning.

Jones said he thought the gun was not loaded, but then it went off, hitting Negron.

Negron later died in the hospital.

Jones faces manslaughter charges.