PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon man has been charged with manslaughter after a friend was shot while showing how to respond to an armed robber.
Portland police said that 26-year-old Tyler Gregory Smith of Gresham was play-acting with a loaded gun when his friend, 26-year-old Tyler Baker, was fatally shot in the chest last week.
Smith was initially charged with negligent homicide. But on Monday he was arraigned on the more serious allegation of manslaughter.
Manslaughter is a Measure 11 mandatory sentencing offense, bringing a minimum prison term of 75 months.
Police said Smith told investigators that he and Baker both had concealed weapons permits but both had been drinking.
