A Cincinnati woman was fatally shot in the chest by her friend who suggested that they play “Russian roulette” with a revolver that he initially pointed at his own head, according to authorities.
Omarion Horne, 23, was arraigned in Ohio state court on Friday after he was charged with murder in connection to the shooting of Rachel Counts, also 23.
Emergency personnel responded to a report of a shooting on the night of Oct. 5, according to law enforcement officials.
When first responders arrived at a home in the Winston Hills section of Cincinnati, they found Counts suffering from a gunshot wound, according to CBS News.
Cincinnati firefighters attempted to resuscitate her, but to no avail. Counts was pronounced dead at the scene.
A subsequent investigation found that Counts was with Horne and their respective partners as the four were playing cards at the home.
At one point, Horne allegedly pulled out his revolver and suggested to his friends that they play “Russian roulette” — a game that entails loading the gun with a single bullet, spinning the cylinder and then pulling the trigger while pointing the weapon at someone.
Horne aimed the gun at his own head, though it is unclear if he pulled the trigger, law enforcement officials said.
Horne is then alleged to have aimed the revolver at Counts’s chest and pulled the trigger, resulting in the discharge of a bullet.
“It’s sad that people use a firearm as a toy, because if these circumstances are true, this is truly a tragedy,” Judge William Mallory said.
Mallory set Horne’s bond at $1 million. He is due to appear before a grand jury on Thursday.
Counts is survived by her husband, Jarod Brooks; parents, Bill and Becky Counts; siblings Mandy Carlson and Will Counts; grandparents, Ann Dement and Larry and Jo Ann Counts; and several other relatives and friends, according to an online obituary.
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