Two Florida teenagers who were involved in the death of another teenager when they took turns shooting each other while wearing body armor were arrested on Thursday.
The Belleview Police Department was alerted to a shooting at a residence on April 3 where Christopher Leroy Broad Jr., 16, was found shot. He later died from his injuries at a hospital. Evidence indicated that Joshua Vining, 17, had shot Broad while he was wearing body armor, BDP wrote on social media.
“Through the investigation, it was determined that Vining and Broad were taking turns shooting at each other while wearing a vest which contained a form of body armor,” BPD’s post added. “Vining shot at Broad while he was wearing the vest and he was struck.”
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BPD arrested Vining on charges of aggravated manslaughter of a child with a firearm. Colton Whitler, 17 was also arrested on charges of providing false information to law enforcement, with BPD telling the Washington Examiner that he told police Broad was shot from a drive-by shooting.
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Both Vining and Whitler are being charged as adults.
