Christopher Ryan Benson, 20, died after a shooting late on a Thursday night in Goochland County, Virginia. Deputies were called to a party on Camelback Road after a witness reported a shooting; Benson suffered a gunshot wound and was taken to a local hospital where he later died.

Goochland Sheriff’s Office investigators describe the incident as an accidental shooting. Another partygoer, 20-year-old David Cash Raymond of Gum Spring, had a firearm and reportedly pointed it at his own head and pulled the trigger several times, believing it was unloaded. When Benson handled the gun and did the same, it discharged and inflicted the fatal wound. Raymond was taken into custody and charged with reckless handling of a firearm; he was released and was awaiting a preliminary hearing in Goochland General District Court.

If anyone was at the party on Camelback Road or has information about the events that night, please share what you know.