18-year-old charged with negligent manslaughter in shooting at St. Augustine hotel, police say

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ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – An 18-year-old antheral was arrested connected a complaint of negligent manslaughter with a firearm successful transportation with a deadly shooting Thursday nighttime astatine the Voco St. Augustine hotel, the St. Augustine Police Department said.

According to the Police Department, astir 7 p.m. Thursday, officers responded to the edifice connected Anastasia Boulevard and spoke with a witness, who said she was successful a edifice country with her boyfriend, 20-year-old Nieem Nelson-Bailey, and 2 of his friends. She told constabulary that 1 of the friends “started playing with a weapon and pointed it astatine her fellow erstwhile past the weapon went off, shooting her boyfriend,” the Police Department said.

Police said that the 2 friends ran retired of the edifice room, and the suspect, identified arsenic 18-year-old Alexander Reece Johnson, was taken into custody soon aft the shooting and was arrested connected a complaint of negligent manslaughter with a firearm.

As of Friday afternoon, helium was being held successful the St. Johns County jail, according to jailhouse records.

According to police, the different friend, who officers identified arsenic a idiosyncratic of interest, turned himself successful to the Police Department astir 10 p.m. Thursday.

The probe continues.

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