Christopher Negron, a 20-year-old from Sanford, Florida, died on April 6, 2014, after a friend’s .38-caliber pistol discharged with the gun pointed at his head. Negron and several friends were in a bedroom where Austin Michael Garcia Jones, also 20, had pulled the pistol from beneath his pillow, removed a cartridge from the chamber, and allowed others to handle it. Jones then pointed the gun at Negron and pulled the trigger, killing him.

Jones was arrested and charged with manslaughter; court records state he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to five years in prison. Prosecutors said Jones did not intend to kill Negron but acted with extreme recklessness by repeatedly pointing firearms at friends. The case underlines the lethal danger of mishandling guns.

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