Gun lesson turns deadly

   Zachary B. Whiteley said he had been through three hunter safety courses and knew how to handle weapons.
   But over the weekend, he accidentally shot his girlfriend to death while teaching her how to operate a .38-caliber revolver.
   Whiteley, 23, of Springfield, was charged Monday with first-degree involuntary manslaughter and armed criminal action in the death of 36-year-old Tami Whittemore, also of Springfield. He told police he thought he had emptied the cylinder but didn't check to make sure before he showed Whittemore how to cock and uncock the gun. During the lesson, he said, his finger slipped and the gun fired. Whittemore was struck in the abdomen and died by the time paramedics arrived.

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