BELLINGHAM, Wash. — A man charged with killing the son of a Bellingham city councilman while playing with a gun last year was sentenced to nearly six years in prison as part of a plea deal Wednesday.
Investigators say Masen Potter, Aaron Bornemann and three other men had been drinking and using drugs on April 2, 2015, when they removed the clip in a .22 caliber handgun and started dry firing it at objects inside Potter’s rental home.
A police investigation suggests that at some point, Bornemann, 22, loaded the gun without Potter knowing.
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According to the Bellingham Herald, when the horseplay continued, Potter aimed the gun at Bornemann's head and pulled the trigger.
Bornemann, who was 23, is the son of Bellingham City Council member Terry Bornemann.
Potter pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter.
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