Sunday, March 7, 2010

Chandler man shot, killed in gun mishap

By Ofelia Madrid - Mar. 6, 2010 07:09 PM
The Arizona Republic .


A 19-year-old Chandler man was shot dead Saturday after a gun he was looking at fired as it was being put away, police said.

Mark Martinez went with a friend to Jose Sandoval's home in the 2200 west block of Butler Street in Chandler around noon Saturday, a Chandler police spokesman said.

Martinez asked Sandoval, 58, to see Sandoval's gun.

Sandoval agreed and showed it to Martinez and his friend- Sandoval's nephew, police said.

After displaying the gun, Sandoval was putting it back into the holster when the gun fired, striking Martinez in the chest, police said. Martinez was transported to a local hospital where he died.

A Chandler police spokesman said the department would submit allegations of negligent homicide to the County Attorney's Office for review.

From: http://www.azcentral.com/community/chandler/articles/2010/03/06/20100306chandlershooting0306-ON.html

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