UPDATE MAY 28:
A police report obtained by Fox 4 is providing more details about the deadly shooting.
The report says a witness called 911 after they heard a gunshot in the pool area of the apartment complex. The caller also said they saw a man running away from the area.
According to documents, deputies found 15-year-old Christian Chavez slumped over in a lounge chair with a gunshot wound to the head.
The gun was lying next to Chavez, the report said.
Deputies received another 911 call later that day and found Jimenez with his friend.
The report says one of them had a purple handgun on them, loaded with two rounds in the magazine.
Both Jimenez and his friend talked to detectives. The report did not state what was said during the interview.
However, the report says the actions of Jimenez "showed a reckless disregard for human life and his actions of playing with a loaded firearm caused death to the Victim [Chavez]."
Jimenez has been charged with manslaughter.
ORIGINAL STORY:
A 13-year-old boy has been arrested and charged with manslaughter following the shooting death of a 15-year-old in what authorities believe was an accidental shooting.
The Collier County Sheriff's Office received a call for a gunshot wound on Whistler's Cove Circle at approximately 1:12 a.m. Monday.
The victim, 15-year-old Christian Chavez, died of a gunshot wound to the head.
Irving Adrian Jimenez Lopez, 13, has been arrested and charged with manslaughter.
Deputies believe the shooting was accidental, according to authorities.
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