An Indian-origin teenager in US state of Colorado was shot dead after a prank on a friend went horribly wrong.
Police said that Premila Lal, 18, and a cousin planned to scare her 15-year-old brother and an older friend, Nerrek Galley, by making noise and jumping out of a closet.
According to the Huffington Post, but when Galley thought there was an intruder in the house, he opened fire, fatally injuring Lal.
Galley, 21, rushed Lal to Longmont United Hospital, where she was later pronounced dead.
The report said that police arrested Galley on charges unrelated to the shooting.
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