Teen killed playing Russian Roulette

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JACKSON, MS (Mississippi News Now) -

A 16-year-old Jackson teenager is dead after a game of Russian Roulette.

It happened at 5:18 Thursday evening in the 4000 block of Parkway Avenue in Grove Park.

Jackson Police Officer Colendula Green says Lekato Leach was playing with his 14-year-old brother and some other children when he shot himself in the head. Leach died at the scene.

He had celebrated his 16th birthday just three days before.

Jackson Police are calling the incident accidental pending further investigation.

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