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67 comments Teen accidentally kills friend who asked to be shot while wearing bulletproof vest

Ben Axelson | baxelson@syracuse.com By Ben Axelson | baxelson@syracuse.com

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on May 15, 2014 at 3:43 PM, updated May 15, 2014 at 4:25 PM

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blake wardell.jpg Blake Wardell (right) poses with friends. screengrab from Facebook

A South Carolina teen was charged Wednesday with involuntary manslaughter after a friend asked her to shoot him in the chest while wearing a bulletproof vest.

25-year-old Blake Wardell found the old protective vest early on Wednesday morning in a Honea Path home, The Associated Press reported. He put it on and asked Taylor Kelly, 18, to shoot him.

Kelly shot at Wardell with a small caliber handgun, but the bullet missed the protective material and instead went through the vest's lining, hitting Wardell in the heart.

The Anderson County Sheriff's Office told Fox Carolina that they were called at 2:41 a.m. on Wednesday. Deputies found the victim in the garage with a single gunshot wound to the chest when they arrived.

Paramedics and people at the scene attempted to revive Wardell before a coroner was called.

Deputy coroner Don McCown said Wardell bled to death. He told Fox Carolina that eight to 10 friends were at the home when they decided to test the bulletproof vest.

McCown said there was no evidence of heavy alcohol or drug use involved in the incident, and that the death was being classified as a homicide.

Kelly was charged with involuntary manslaughter and held at the Anderson County Detention Center. Her bond was set at $10,000. If convicted, the recent high school graduate could face five years in prison.

Blake Wardell's father, James Wardell, posted about his son's death on Facebook, The Daily Mail reported.

"You took the truth with you ill [sic] never know what happenbut when i got there i hope you heard me when i said i lopve [sic] u. i do," James wrote.

Taylor Kelly_gun.jpg Taylor Kelly poses with a friend holding a handgun. screengrab from Facebook

Kelly's Facebook page has several photos of her partying with friends, including one where she is posing with a handgun.

A friend commented on the photo saying "Just please know that I love you and I miss who you used to be! Be careful with yourself tay, please."

The Sheriff's office told Fox Carolina that an investigation into the incident is ongoing.

Submitted on 05/15/2014

Submitted by: Sid Gilmore
Reference: Ben Axelson | baxelson@syracuse.com By Ben Axelson | baxelson@syracuse.com May 15, 2014

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