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Texas teen charged after pal killed as they played with gun

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GARLAND, Texas (AP) — Police in the Dallas suburb of Garland say a 15-year-old boy has been charged in juvenile court with manslaughter after he said his friend was fatally shot last week while they played with a gun. Police say the boy who has been charged said he and his friend were playing with a gun on Feb. 8 at the friend’s house when it went off accidentally. The boy who was shot was also 15. Garland police say he was taken to a Dallas hospital, where he died Monday.  Police say the shooting and the source of the gun remain under investigation.

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