Article: Teen dies playing Russian roulette.(Crime)(Brownsville: There was no indication that the 18-year-old was suicidal, police say.)

Byline: TRICIA SCHWENNESEN The Register-Guard

BROWNSVILLE - A Brownsville teen-ager died early Thursday from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head during a game of Russian roulette, the sheriff said.

Troy Wayne Manning, 18, placed a single bullet in the chamber of a .38-caliber revolver he had recently acquired, held the gun to his head and pulled the trigger, Linn County Sheriff Dave Burright said.

"It's just a tragic story," Burright said. There was no indication that Manning wanted to commit suicide, he said.

Manning and 19-year-old Ryan Craven had been drinking beer about midnight at Manning's house on rural Parker Road, ...

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