PORT ORCHARD, Wash. (AP) - A 22-year-old man authorities say shot and killed his 20-year-old girlfriend while trying to unload a stolen rifle is facing charges.
The Kitsap Sun reports that Joseph Anthony Armas was charged Friday in Kitsap County Superior Court with first-degree manslaughter and two counts of possessing a stolen firearm.
Twenty-year-old Ashlee McClelland of Port Orchard died in the Nov. 4 shooting after suffering a chest wound.
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Court documents say Armas initially told authorities that another man accidentally shot McClelland but later said he accidentally shot her.
It’s not clear if Armas has an attorney.
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Information from: Kitsap Sun, http://www.kitsapsun.com/
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