TEMPE, Ariz. — A man has been arrested after police say he accidentally shot and killed his friend in Tempe on Friday.
The Tempe Police Department said 24-year-old Ryheem Brummitt was at an apartment in the area of West Grove Parkway when his friend, who has not been identified, was shot in the head.
Police said that Brummitt was having trouble with the safety on a gun he recently bought for protection and was passing it back and forth. Brummitt tried manipulating the firearm in an attempt to fix what he thought was wrong with it when he accidentally shot the gun, hitting his friend, authorities said.
Officials said two others were inside the apartment during the incident including Brummitt's brother, who was sleeping, and another man who left before police arrived.
Brummitt was arrested and booked on one count of negligent homicide.
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