ARGENTINE TWP, MI -- A man in his early 20s is dead and one in custody following a shooting Saturday night inside an Argentine Township residence.

Officers with the Argentine Township Police Department were called out around 7 p.m. Sept. 22 to a residence the 16000 block of Seymour Road for a report of a shooting.

Argentine Township police Detective Sgt. Doug Fulton said witnesses told investigators that the two friends were "playing" with a handgun when it fired, striking the victim once in the chest and shoulder area.

Witnesses told police it was "a habit" of the friends to unload the firearm and dry fire it at each other, Fulton said. Dry firing a gun involves removing the ammunition before pulling the trigger.

The victim, whose name has not been released, was pronounced dead at the scene. No others injuries were reported among three others inside the residence at the time of the shooting.

The suspect remains in custody at the Genesee County Jail. Fulton expects the investigation to be turned over Monday to the Genesee County Prosecutor's Office for review and potential charges.

Fulton commented the area where the shooting took place typically is quiet, noting this was the first call he has taken at the residence split into four rental units in his 11 years of service with the department.

Paramedics with the Genesee County Sheriff's Office assisted township officers at the scene.