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Texas Man Charged With Murder After Alleged Kevlar Helmet Shooting Game

Investigators reclassified the case after evidence conflicted with an initial suicide theory.

Overview

  • Deputies found Aaron Prout with a gunshot wound to the head at Sean O’Donnell’s Spring, Texas home on Aug. 17, and Prout later died at a hospital.
  • Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said the men allegedly took turns firing a rifle while wearing a Kevlar helmet inside the residence.
  • O’Donnell was charged with murder on Thursday and remains held on a $300,000 bond after a court appearance with a public defender.
  • A judge said during a recent hearing that the pair had been drinking and holding the helmet above their heads when Prout was shot.
  • The sheriff’s Violent Crime Apprehension Team assisted with the arrest, and Prout was identified as a citizen of the United Kingdom.