BELLEVIEW, Fla.—A Florida teen was fatally wounded while he and a friend took turns wearing body armor and shooting each other, police said. Christopher Leroy Broad, 15, died the evening of April 3 after being rushed to a hospital, according to police in Belleview, a community about 60 miles (95 kilometers) northwest of Orlando. Following the teen’s death, investigators determined that Broad and a 17-year-old had been taking turns shooting at each other while wearing a vest which contained a form of body armor, a police news release said. The 17-year-old shot at Broad while he was wearing the vest, and Broad was hit, officials said. The 17-year-old was arrested Thursday and he has been charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child with a firearm. Police didn’t say what kind of gun was being used or who owned it. A 16-year-old boy who witnessed the shooting initially lied to police …
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