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BANGOR, Maine — Prosecutors say a 19-year-old Millinocket man will not face charges for an accidental shooting that killed a friend at a remote camp in northern

Nineteen-year-old Tyler Emerson, a Maine Maritime Academy student from Millinocket, was shot in the face when Jordan Manzo’s gun went off as Emerson handed it to Manzo. The shooting occurred Jan. 18 at a camp near North Twin Lake outside of Millinocket during an overnight snowmobiling trip with a group of four friends.

Deputy Attorney General Bill Stokes told the Bangor Daily News that although Manzo had been drinking and his handling of the .40-caliber handgun was somewhat questionable, nothing he did warranted a manslaughter charge.

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