KILLEEN, Texas — A soldier is under arrest at Fort Hood, Texas, for allegedly killing a fellow soldier while trying to scare the hiccups out of him with a gun, according to the Associated Press.
The victim is Pfc. Isaac Lawrence Young, 22, of Ash Grove, Mo.
Killeen police say both soldiers were drinking alcohol and watching football Sunday when the shooting happened.
According to an arrest affidavit obtained by the Associated Press, Spc. Patrick Edward Myers of Spartanburg, S.C., apparently pointed a gun at the victim’s head to scare him and stop the hiccups. Myers told investigators the shooting was an accident and he thought the gun had dummy rounds.
Myers was being held Wednesday on a manslaughter count with bond set at $1 million.