Late Friday night, Suffolk County police announced an arrest in the death of Copiague High School senior Wilson Gil-Torres. His friend, 18-year-old Nefi Reyes, was arrested and charged with second degree manslaughter.
Nefi Reyes:
According to Suffolk County Police Department, Reyes was at home on Great Neck Road in Copiague around 12:30 Friday when he pointed a handgun at his friend, Gil-Torres, and the weapon discharged. Gil-Torres, 18, was hit in the torso.
Gil-Torres, of Copiague, was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip where he was pronounced dead.
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Copiague High School, which was briefly placed on modified lockdown as police investigated, is about a quarter-mile from the scene.
Gil-Torres' friends lit candles during a vigil to remember him.
Reyes is due in court in Central Islip.