A 19-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of another man who he dropped off at Methodist North Hospital after the shooting.

Hector Rostro has been charged with reckless homicide in the death of 19-year-old Miguel Angel Ayala Jr.

Police said on May 13, Ayala was dropped off at the emergency room at the hospital on Covington Pike.

Hospital staff called police to report Ayala died from a gunshot wound after he was dropped off.

Witnesses at the hospital told police that a man they knew only as Hector dropped off the victim and then fled, according to an arrest affidavit.

Rostro was brought in for questioning and told police that he was checking to see what was wrong with his gun when he accidentally shot Ayala. He told police he then threw the gun in a nearby wooded area.

In addition to the homicide charge, Rostro was also charged with tampering with evidence and unrelated traffic and theft charges.

He remains in jail on a $47,500 bond.