Man charged with manslaughter after gun goes off, killing friend in Tyler apartment DaJaylon Scott, 17 (Source: Smith County Jail) By Stephanie Frazier | January 21, 2021 at 4:05 PM CST - Updated January 21 at 4:13 PM
TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - A Tyler man is in jail after he allegedly shot his friend accidentally.
Da’Jaylon Damon Scott, 17, has been booked into the Smith County Jail on a manslaughter charge. According to the arrest warrant affidavit, the charge comes after Scott says he accidentally shot his friend when handing him a handgun.
The incident occurred in an apartment on Front St. in Tyler. Several young men and a female were in the apartment playing video games, according to the affidavit. One of the young men said he was playing a video game when he heard a gunshot behind him. He said he turned around and saw that Amire Harrell was shot, and that Da’Jaylon Scott had the gun and had shot Amire.
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