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Warrant: Teen dies in Salem from apparent game of Russian Roulette

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SALEM (WSLS 10) - A teenager died in early April after taking part in an apparent game of Russian Roulette, according to a search warrant.

The warrant says that Salem police officers responded to a home in the 300 block of Hillview Lane on April 7 for a reported death.

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When they arrived, they found a 17-year-old Jeremy King who had suffered a gunshot wound to the head, according to the warrant.

A witness said that the boy put a single bullet in the revolver, spun the cylinder, placed the gun to his head and pulled the trigger about four to five times before the gun fired the bullet.