Teen charged after ‘friends with benefits’ lover fatally shot during ‘Russian roulette’ foreplay: cops
A 19-year-old Virginia woman has been charged with involuntary manslaughter after her “friends with benefits” lover was fatally shot during consensual gun-toting foreplay that investigators described as a game of “Russian roulette.” Ember McSpadden allegedly pulled the trigger of a partially loaded handgun three times while counting the clicks before the weapon discharged and struck 26-year-old Shane Brooks in the neck, WAVY-TV reported over the weekend. Brooks had allegedly handed McSpadden the gun — with one live round inside — as the pair engaged in foreplay involving firearms and knives, according to reports citing court documents and testimony.
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A 19-year-old Virginia woman has been charged with involuntary manslaughter after her “friends with benefits” lover was fatally shot during consensual gun-toting foreplay that investigators described as a game of “Russian roulette.” Ember McSpadden allegedly pulled the trigger of a partially loaded handgun three times while counting the clicks before the weapon discharged and struck 26-year-old Shane Brooks in the neck, WAVY-TV reported over the weekend. Brooks had allegedly handed McSpadden the gun — with one live round inside — as the pair engaged in foreplay involving firearms and knives, according to reports citing court documents and testimony. The lead Virginia Beach detective described their relationship in court as a “friends with benefits” situation, according to 13News Now. Brooks’ family, meanwhile, said the two were not dating and that they did not know McSpadden.
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- A 19-year-old Virginia woman has been charged with involuntary manslaughter after her “friends with benefits” lover was fatally shot during consensual gun-toting foreplay that investigators described as a game of “Russian roulette.” Ember McSpadden allegedly pulled the trigger of a partially loaded handgun three times while counting the clicks before the weapon discharged and struck 26-year-old Shane Brooks in the neck, WAVY-TV reported over the weekend. Brooks had allegedly handed McSpadden the gun — with one live round inside — as the pair engaged in foreplay involving firearms and knives, according to reports citing court documents and testimony.
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Teen charged after ‘friends with benefits’ lover fatally shot during ‘Russian roulette’ foreplay: cops
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