Georgia man’s shooting death may be from Russian roulette
The shooting death of a 19-year-old man in Madison County may have been a case of Russian roulette, the Athens Banner-Herald reported.
Rodney Howard Jr., 19, of Clarkesville, died at a birthday party Sunday night, according to Lt. Steve Kimbel of the Madison County Sheriff’s Office. The shooting appears to be accidental, the newspaper reported.
A deputy arrived at a house north of Danielsville to find the victim on a bedroom floor with a small-caliber handgun next to him, according to the sheriff’s report.
Howard was in a bedroom and about a dozen people were in the house when the shooting occurred, the deputy said.
A witness told the deputy that Howard grabbed the revolver, spun the cylinder, slammed the cylinder shut, put the barrel to his head and pulled the trigger, according to the report.
