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Soldier shoots dead friend in bid to ‘scare away’ hiccups

A Texas soldier has been charged with manslaughter after he allegedly killed his friend while waving around his gun to scare him and rid the friend of the hiccups.

Pfc. Isaace Lawrence Young, 22, was killed Sunday evening while watching football and drinking with two of his friends, including fellow soldier Pfc. Patrick Edward Myers, according to the Killeen, Texas, police.

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