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A New Jersey 19-year-old was killed in a game of Russian roulette with friends, according to police.

Diquese Young — who was Woodrow Wilson High School homecoming king — died last Tuesday after he accidentally fired the gun at his own head while at a pal’s home in Camden, the Gloucester Township Patch reported.

The popular athlete died from his injuries at Cooper University Hospital two days after the game gone wrong.

His friends who witnessed the shooting have been charged in his death, prosecutors said. Morton Newman Jr., 20, and Nasir Mason, 19, face aggravated assault and other weapons charges in the fatal incident.

Newman told authorities the trio was taking turns pointing the firearm at themselves and pulling the trigger. The gun reportedly didn’t fire when Newman and Mason pulled the trigger, but went off during Young’s turn, authorities said.

Newman and his brother rushed the injured teen to MD Anderson Cancer Center, believing it was Cooper University Hospital. Young was then brought in an ambulance to the hospital emergency room.

Police said Young’s friends were not initially forthcoming about the events leading up to the shooting.

Newman and Mason are being held at Camden County Correctional Facility as they await their hearings, according to the Gloucester Township Patch.

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