The Leaf-Chronicle

A young Clarksville man mishandling a gun accidentally killed his friend, then turned the weapon on himself over the weekend.

Officers were called to Shorehaven Drive at about 1:53 a.m. Saturday for a shooting and found the two dead from gunshot wounds.

Investigators determined one of the men was handling a loaded handgun, which he accidentally fired, killing his friend, Clarksville Police spokesman Jim Knoll said Monday afternoon.

He then turned the gun on himself and took his own life, Knoll said.

"There was nothing to indicate the man who shot his friend did it intentionally or with any sort of forethought," Knoll said.

Police have not released the names of the men.

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CPD Detective Christy Bing is leading the investigation.