The suspect, along with two other people, dropped off the victim at an emergency center before leaving the scene.

HOUSTON — A young man has been charged in the death of his friend after he accidentally shot him while playing with a gun, according to police.

Around 11 a.m. on March 13, 2019, Gabriel Jesus Rangel, 17, allegedly fired a gun, hitting 17-year-old Angel Albert Hernandez-Martinez in the chest.

Rangel and Hernandez-Martinez were at the Red Roof Inn off the Northwest Freeway with two other friends at the time.

Police say Rangel opened the chamber and thought it was empty before pointing the gun at Hernandez-Martinez and pulling the trigger.

Rangel and the two other friends then dropped off Hernandez-Martinez at the Signature Care Emergency Center in northwest Houston.

Hernandez-Martinez was pronounced dead at the center not long after, police said.

After speaking to witnesses, police found the weapon hidden at the back of an apartment complex.

Police are currently looking for Rangel who has been charged with manslaughter.