Coroner identifies 17-year-old killed while playing with gun in Biloxi
A teenager was shot to death in Biloxi after two teens were playing with a gun believed to be unloaded, Biloxi police say.
Just before noon Saturday, officers responded to report of a shooting at a residence in the 200 block of Nixon Street.
Kennedy Delfin, 17, was found unresponsive with a gunshot wound, police said. Delfin was taken to a hospital where he later died.
The victim was hanging out with 15-year-old Bennie Hiep Lu of Biloxi and they two started “playing with a gun” when Bennie pulled the trigger “believing it was unloaded.”
Lu was arrested on a charge of manslaughter.
Justice Court Judge set his bond at $100,000 and Bennie was taken to the Harrison County jail.
Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact Biloxi investigators at 288-435-6112. Anonymous tips also can be given to Mississippi Coast Crime Stoppers at 877-787-5898 or online at mscoastcrimestoppers.com
This story was originally published February 29, 2020 at 6:14 PM.
