Michael Payton Hooks, 22, was shot and killed at his home in the 6000 block of Toyota Drive on Jacksonville’s Westside on January 19, 2019. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office reports the shooting happened about 10:15 p.m. and involved a firearm that belonged to Hooks. A friend, Angelo Giardino III, also 22, was handling the gun, did not know it was loaded, pointed it at Hooks and pulled the trigger. Hooks was transported to a hospital and died of his injuries.

Giardino was arrested and charged with manslaughter and held without bail pending a court hearing. The Sheriff’s Office described the shooting as accidental. Friends and family publicly expressed grief, and investigators asked anyone with information to come forward.