An 11 year old boy is charged in the shooting death of his 14 year old friend.

It happened in Lake City near Jacksonville the day after Christmas.

Columbia County Deputies say 14-year-old Jadon Vaughn was visiting the home of the younger boy and his brother Wednesday.

Their parents went out for the evening and left the boys alone. Investigators say the boys wrestled, and the 11-year-old eventually retrieved a pistol from his parents’ room. The boy removed the magazine, but left a single round chambered. Officials say the gun discharged when the boy pointed it at Vaughn.



Detectives say the boy and his 13-year-old brother initially claimed Vaughn had threatened them with a knife, but later admitted that they placed a knife next to Vaughn’s body.



The 11 year old boy is being held at a juvenile facility.