PHOENIX — Police in Phoenix say a teenager and two others are being charged in connection with a deadly shooting on Memorial Day.
They say the 17-year-old boy accidentally shot his friend while riding in a pickup truck around noon Monday with two other men.
Police say the boy was a passenger behind the driver's seat and was handling a handgun when it discharged.
Investigators say 18-year-old Alexander Cota-Torres was driving the truck and was shot in the back through the seat near 27th and Southern avenues.
Cota-Torres later was pronounced dead at a hospital.
The 17-year-old, Abran Herrera, is being charged as an adult with manslaughter in the shooting.
Police say the two men, 18-year-old Jorge Quintero and 19-year-old Tomas Herrera, both are facing a charge of tampering with evidence for allegedly trying to hide the gun in one of their homes after the shooting.
