Posted on 02/05/2016 7:06:30 AM PST by Gamecock
Lancaster County authorities believe the man found dead last month in his truck was not killed in a homicide, but died accidentally playing Russian roulette.
On Jan. 12, deputies were called to the intersection of John Everall Road and Sunnybrook Lane where they found Brandon Wheeler Reese, 22, of Lancaster, shot dead inside his truck.
Deputies and the State Law Enforcement Division collected evidence, gathered leads and began a homicide investigation.
Friday morning, the sheriff's office released new details after determining his death was accidental.
Deputies spoke with Lakendrick Tayon Wade, 20, of Lancaster, who was determined to have been one of three people with Mr. Reese when he was shot.
According to Wade, Reese came to his home on McIlwain Road wanting to obtain a gun. Reese drove Wade and another person to Palidin Trailer Park to the home of the fourth person to obtain the weapon, the sheriff's office reports.
The owner of the revolver stood outside the open front passenger door of the truck and handed Reese an S&W .38 special revolver. He told Reese that if he successfully played Russian roulette with the revolver, he could take it, a release states.
Reese spun the cylinder once and pulled the trigger with the revolver pointed toward the floorboard of the truck. It did not fire. Reese then pointed the revolver at the right side of his head and pulled the trigger again. The revolver fired, killing Reese at Palidin Trailer Park, according to the release.
"The owner of the revolver retrieved it and left the scene. Wade and the third person in the truck moved Mr. Reese to the front passenger floorboard of his truck, and Wade drove Mr. Reese to Springs Memorial Hospital,' the release states. "Wade became fearful when he arrived at the hospital and did not stop."
Wade then drove the truck to the location it was discovered on John Everall Road, and he and the third person left walking.
The owner of the revolver assisted investigators in recovering the gun, which was determined by a firearms examiner at SLED to be the firearm which fired the fatal bullet.
Wade was also questioned by investigators about a shooting incident that occurred at 605 East Marion Street, Kershaw, on Jan. 3 and was charged with attempted murder in that case.
Sheriff Barry Faile extended sympathy to Reese's family and friends.
at least he was smart enough to use a revolver...
Probably never took a statistics class.
As the economy sinks further, we may expect more people to play the lottery and also to gamble with their lives.
Play stupid games....
Stupidcide
++Reese spun the cylinder once and pulled the trigger with the revolver pointed toward the floorboard of the truck. It did not fire. Reese then pointed the revolver at the right side of his head and pulled the trigger again.++
So going from a 1:6 chance to a 1:5 seemed like a good idea?
Should have used an automatic.
“Police suspected his plan went awry when they later found all the cylinders loaded”
-So going from a 1:6 chance to a 1:5 seemed like a good idea?-
Well, since the Hillary coin flip.............
Sad that anyone should pass away for such a useless reason though.
He should have had Hillary helping him play Russian Roulette. She got SIX out of SIX in a coin toss.
Hey dummy!
You got it backwards. It’s supposed to be 1 bullet and 5 empty...
One less Democrat vote.
but wait.
I forgot, cemetery residents sometimes get more than one. If needed.
Frequently “Russian Roulette” is suicide when the family doesn’t want to admit it’s suicide.
22 year old in need of a gun. What are the odds that he has a rap sheet?
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