Man jailed after shooting girlfriend dead in prank where he scared her with gun he didn't know was loaded

A man shot his girlfriend dead with a gun he did not realise was loaded. Investigators said the man, 20-year-old Ramiro Delcid, thought it would be funny to scare Dina Dicochea. Deputies and medical staff arrived within minutes, but she was pronounced dead at the scene. Delcid shot Ms Dicochea in the chest with one bullet in his gun in a company truck just before 7pm on Monday in Florence, near Phoenix in Arizona, United States. He called for the emergency services himself and has now been jailed for negligent homicide. Sheriff Paul Babeu said: 'This case is a tragic reminder of how quickly a life can be taken by those who handle firearms irresponsibly.

 'Ramiro took the life of his girlfriend because he thought it would be funny to scare her with a gun. 'His poor judgment and decision-making took the life of this young woman with her entire life ahead.'

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