Sumter police investigating death after accidental shooting

Sumter police are investigating the death of a 24-year-old man following an accidental shooting.

Police responded to a shooting call after 10 p.m. Monday night at a home in the 300 block of Bowman Drive, Tonyia McGirt, a department spokeswoman, said.

DiQuon Jadar Morgan, 24, had been shot in the upper torso, McGirt said. He was later pronounced dead at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

A preliminary investigation indicates a 22-year-old was at the home showing a semi-automatic handgun to friends when it fired and struck the victim, McGirt said. A clip was not in the handgun at the time of the shooting.

Eugene Earl Martin, 22, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter, McGirt said. He is being held at the Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center.

This story was originally published April 28, 2015 at 1:51 PM with the headline "Sumter police investigating death after accidental shooting."