Article: Oakland woman killed when assault rifle accidentally fires

OAKLAND _ A 23-year-old woman died Wednesday evening in her West Oakland apartment after an assault rifle she was trying to remove from the house hit the floor and discharged.

Amanda Hunter was killed when a round from the weapon hit her in the head, police said.

Even though homicide investigators are handling the case, at this point the death has tentatively been classified an accident pending further investigation.

However, police arrested the woman's 25-year-old boyfriend, Jonathan Ho, for possession of the assault rifle and for being a ...

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