Two pals took turns shooting each other in the head with a rifle while wearing kevlar helmets inside a home — with one man now being charged with the other’s murder, according to authorities.
Sean O’Donnell, 37, was taken into custody at his home in Houston, Texas, on Aug. 17, in connection to the shooting death of Aaron Prout, 34, a native of the UK, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.
The two pals were inside O’Donnell’s home — firing at each other with a rifle while wearing the bullet-resistant helmets when Prout was seriously injured by the gunfire.
The British man was transported to an area hospital where he died from his injuries, according to the sheriff. It was not clear eactly why he died while wearing the helmet, though the headwear is not supposed to provide 100% protection.
“Hard to believe two, so-called friends, would take turns shooting at each other wearing a kevlar helmet, inside a house in a residential neighborhood, while using a rifle,” Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez wrote.
Officials did not announce the type of rifle or how far away the two were from each other while taking the tragic target practice.
O’Donnell was charged with murder on Thursday and is currently booked in the Harris County Jail, according to the sheriff.
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