WILTON MANORS, FLA. (WSVN) - A newly released frantic call for help captured the tense aftermath after of a shooting in Wilton Manors that left a teenage boy dead and the other charged with manslaughter.
Christopher Granados, 16, was found with a gunshot wound at his home along the 400 block of Northwest 25th Street, shortly after 2:30 p.m. on Monday.
“Both of them were holding the guns, and they were playing, and one of the guns went off,” said a caller over Broadcastify police scanner.
“OK, so they were playing with guns, is that correct? And one person got shot? Is that correct,” said a dispatcher over Broadcastify police scanner.
“Yeah, one person got shot. “One, one, one,” said the caller.
Emergency responders transported the victim to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Christopher was a junior at Fort Lauderdale High School.
Many of Christopher’s peers were shattered by the news.
“I mean, 16 years old, there’s no more, it’s just done. It’s crazy,” said Conner Melichrino.
“For somebody that young, like 16, is crazy. Nobody should be playing around with a gun. That’s not really that smart,” said a student.
“Everyone’s just feeling for his family,” said another.
Many students discovered the horrible news on social media.
“Everyone was posting stories about how they’re distraught and what happened,” said a student.
Christopher family members are now trying their best to keep their heads up.
“Everything is hitting us all at once, but only God knows what His plan is,” said Gloria Granados, the victim’s aunt.
The shooting occurred inside a multi-family unit and was contained to the home, according to officials.
Broward Sheriff’s Office homicide and crime scene detectives took over the investigation and determined that Christopher and the arrested suspect, 16-year-old Herbe Belony, were playing around with handguns when one went off, striking Christopher in the head.
Belony’s father told 7News it was a terrible accident.
“I feel very, very, very, very, very deeply depressed and very bad for me, and for other family,” said the father.
It was an accident that, loved ones said, could have easily been avoided.
“The only thing I ask, as an aunt, to my nephew Christopher is that God has him in His glory and that justice is found,” said Gloria.
Belony appeared in juvenile court Tuesday and was charged with one count of manslaughter with a firearm.
His father said he has never been in trouble before.
“Since kindergarten, going in elementary, going to middle school, going to high school, that’s the first time I hear my son’s name do anything,” he said.
Belony will be held for at least 21 days in a juvenile detention center.
There are no pending charges for any adults, as police continue to investigate the shooting.
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