A man died Friday evening after being accidentally shot in the leg by a handgun that was passed around over drinks, police say.

Pablo Tinoco, 46, was one of three people handling a handgun at a home on the 4700 block of West Mitchell Drive in Phoenix when the firearm went off and struck him in the leg around 9:17 p.m., police say. Tinoco was taken to a nearby hospital in extremely critical condition where he later died.

Sgt. Tommy Thompson, a spokesman with the Phoenix Police Department, said the incident involved two other witnesses, a 43-year-old woman and 44-year-old man who remain unidentified.

Thompson said the investigation remains ongoing but didn't specify whether officers had filed any charges.

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