A teenager was accidentally shot dead by his friend at a house party as he tried to put the safety mode on, an inquest heard.
Connor Bell, 17, was killed at the drunken gathering in Basingstoke, Hampshire on November 8, 2025, when Jack Beechey fired at him with an air rifle after mistaking the trigger for the safety catch.
The party was hosted at the home of Joshua Brown, who is now 18, after having more friends over than agreed with his parents, the Winchester inquest was told.
The court heard that the air rifle, which they had owned for three weeks, was supposed
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