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Ottawa County teen's Russian roulette death ruled a homicide

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OTTAWA COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - A west Michigan teen's Russian roulette death is being ruled a homicide.  Ottawa County sheriff's deputies say the shooting occurred late last Wednesday while the victim and an 18-year-old man were "horsing around" with a .22-caliber handgun.  Sixteen-year-old Brandon Kuiper was taken to Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital in critical condition and he died two days later.  

Richard Usher Jr. is jailed on a $350,000 bond on manslaughter and felony firearms charges.  Investigators think alcohol and marijuana played a role in the shooting.

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