Melky Rodriguez, a 15-year-old male of Hispanic/Latino ethnicity, was shot and killed on November 19, 2014, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Police identified him soon after the incident and said he and a 16-year-old friend had been handling a handgun when it went off. Investigators said the gun had been taken from a car earlier, and while the teens were “playing” with it, the friend believed the safety was engaged before pulling the trigger.
Detectives described the shooting as accidenta
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