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Florida Teen Dead After Exchanging Gunshots With Another While Wearing Body Armor

OCALA (CBSMiami) – A 16-year-old is dead after he and another teen took turns shooting at each other while wearing body armor.

It happened in Belleview, which is just south of Ocala.

Police charged 17-year-old Joshua Vining with aggravated manslaughter.  They say he and Christopher Leroy Broad were taking turns shooting each other when Broad was struck.

Vining was found doing CPR on his friend when first responders arrived.

A second teen has been charged with providing false information to police about the incident. And a third told officials he recorded the incident using Snapchat on his phone.

Both Vining and the unidentified teen are being charged as adults.

Police didn't say what kind of gun was being used or who owned it.

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