TAMPA, Florida -- On Saturday night, reports say Joaquin Mendez sat in a chair, put on a bulletproof vest and said he wondered if it still worked.

His cousin, Alexandro Garibaldi, reportedly said, "Let's see."

It was then that Garibaldi, 24, pulled out a handgun and shot Mendez, 23, in the chest, police tell the Tampa Bay Tribune.

The bullet traveled through the vest, and Mendez later died at a hospital.

WFLA Channel 8 reports Garibaldi initially told police responding to the home that he heard a gunshot and found Mendez wounded outside.

But a witness told police that Garibaldi had shot Mendez, and police found the bulletproof vest inside the house along with blood. The vest had a bullet hole.

Garibaldi has been charged with manslaughter with a weapon, and also faces a charge for being a felon in possession of a firearm. He is being held in the Hillsborough County Jail without a bond.

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