A Florida man, Joaquin Mendez, who was asking if a
bulletproof vest 'still worked' was fatally shot by his cousin. The 23-year-old
man put on the vest late Saturday and 'wondered aloud whether it still worked,'
according to a Tampa Police report.
Police say his cousin, 24-year-old Alexandro Garibaldi,
pulled out a gun and responded, 'Let's see.' Officers found Mendez outside the
house with a gunshot wound in his chest. Mendez died at a hospital.
According to the report, Garibaldi initially told officers
he found his wounded cousin after hearing a gunshot.
However, police say a witness described Garibaldi shooting
Mendez. Police say the vest was found inside the house with a gunshot.
Garibaldi was held Sunday without bond on a manslaughter
charge.
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