By Associated Press - Wednesday, January 2, 2019

ST. LOUIS (AP) - A 17-year-old has been charged with fatally shooting a 16-year-old while playing with a gun in St. Louis.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Tawan Smith was charged Tuesday with first-degree involuntary manslaughter and armed criminal action in the death of Maurtrell Wilkes.

Police say the shooting happened around 2:15 p.m. Sunday. Investigators initially thought it was a suicide or accident.

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Smith is being held on a $100,000 cash only bond.

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Information from: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, http://www.stltoday.com

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