Teen charged in ‘accidental’ shooting of friend

Marshall Crowder

Marshall Crowder

A 16-year-old was charged with involuntary manslaughter after Atlanta police say he accidentally shot and killed his friend.

Marshall Crowder, 19, was shot in the stomach Tuesday night in the in the 300 block of Fairburn Road in the southwest Atlanta, police said.

Crowder was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

“Investigators are working to determine the events that led up to the shooting,” Atlanta police Officer Lisa Bender said.

Authorities have not released the suspect’s name.

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