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UCM student charged in death of classmate from St. Charles

The Johnson County prosecuting attorney said in a statement that the accident “could have been avoided if the rules of firearm safety were followed”

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WARRENSBURG, Mo. (AP) — A student at the University of Central Missouri is facing manslaughter charges in the shooting death of another student.

Johnson County Prosecuting Attorney Robert Russell announced second-degree involuntary manslaughter charges Thursday against 24-year-old Jeremy Manley.

Stephon Abron, a 20-year-old student from St. Charles, died Nov. 4 after what the university called an accidental gun discharge at an on-campus apartment in Warrensburg.

UCM student from St. Charles killed when gun accidentally discharged in on-campus apartment

WARRENSBURG, Mo. - A University of Central Missouri student from St. Charles was killed on Monday after a gun accidentally discharged at an on-campus apartment. According to the University of Central Missouri, the department of public safety responded to a report of an accidental discharge of a firearm Monday afternoon at an on-campus apartment.

Abron was studying aviation. His funeral is Saturday in St. Charles.

Russell says in a statement that the accident “could have been avoided if the rules of firearm safety were followed.”

Manley does not yet have a listed attorney.

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