Posted on 12/29/2006 8:13:27 AM PST by laotzu
A game of reverse Russian roulette early Thursday in a South Bexar County home ended with an 18-year-old woman dead and a man behind bars after he was charged with firing the fatal shot, authorities said. Abel Arthur Lozano, 20, was at Bexar County Jail on Thursday, charged with murder. His bond was set at $50,000.
The Bexar County medical examiner's office identified the woman as Amanda Studymire of San Antonio.
Studymire and another woman were visiting Lozano at his grandmother's home in the 4200 block of Deborah Kay, said sheriff's Lt. Dale Bennett. Studymire lived one block to the north.
Investigators said the three had engaged in a game of reverse Russian roulette using a .357-caliber Magnum revolver. Rather than point the gun at their own heads, participants point the weapon at other people, according to Bennett.
Details of what happened are unclear.
When officers arrived after receiving a call for a shooting around 3 a.m., Lozano was standing in the driveway holding the revolver. He claimed not to know the gun was loaded but admitted he was playing with it, the lieutenant said.
Officers found Studymire in the home, dead from an apparent gunshot wound to the neck, according to a sheriff's news release.
The suspect was arrested without incident.
A witness told deputies that Lozano pulled the gun off a living room table, pointed it at Studymire and fired.
Lozano said he was about 15 feet away from Studymire when he pointed the gun at her and accidentally shot her, Bennett said. Evidence indicates the suspect stood much closer to the victim.
The witness also said they commonly engaged in the game, Bennett said.
Because Lozano's version of events conflicted with the witness' account and because investigators believe he fired the weapon that killed Studymire, authorities believed he should be charged with murder, Bennett said.
Just a regular day in San Antonio...
No it just means you point the gun at someone else before pulling the trigger. According to the article anyway.
Sounds like a capital murder charge is called for to me.
Now I've got that COPS theme running through my head again...
LOL! That's what I was thinking. In Russian Roulette, you do it to yourself. Pointing a gun at someone and pulling the trigger is murder, not Russian Roulette.
FYI, ping
I am the mother of the 18 who lost her life that awful day...i really appriciate your prayers
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