Savannah Ramirez accidentally shoots brother in the head
An Arizona woman is reeling after police say she accidentally shot and killed her brother while posing for a Facebook photo. Savannah Ramirez, 19, and her brother Manuel Ortiz, 22, were celebrating New Year’s Eve when their playful antics took a deadly turn.
ABC15 Arizona reports that Savannah and Manuel were playing with a gun and posing for photos when the weapon discharged killing Manuel. Alcohol was a reported factor in the accident.
After toxicology tests are conducted, Savannah Ramirez will most likely be charged with manslaughter, according to Phoenix police Sgt. Steve Martos. “Every New Year’s Eve, this particular sister is going to be thinking about this for the rest of her life on how … drinking overnight, playing with a gun and now shoots and kills her brother,”said Martos.
Ramirez was arrested and released pending an investigation. -danielle canada
