Youth Dies Playing Russian Roulette
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LANCASTER — A Lancaster teen-ager killed himself while playing Russian roulette, authorities said Saturday.
Daniel Ocdocayen, 18, was playing the game during a party at his apartment in the 2800 block of Avenue K-12 West about 9:45 p.m. Friday, said Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Matthew Rodriguez.
While several of his friends watched, Ocdocayen spun the cylinder of a .38-caliber revolver containing a single bullet, placed the gun to his head and pulled the trigger, Rodriguez said.
After the hammer slammed shut on an empty chamber, Ocdocayen pulled the trigger again and fired a bullet into his head.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
A neighbor, Lynn Navarette, said Ocdocayen was apparently living with his father in the apartment.
Sheriff’s deputies were investigating the shooting.
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