INDIAN ROCKS BEACH, Fla. — An Indian RocksBeach man is behind bars for shooting and killing his friend early Saturday morning, according to a release.
The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said Justin Miller, 40, thought his friend Jose Ruana, 35, was an intruder when he fired the gun.
Arriving at the home in the area of 14th Avenue N. and Bay Pine Boulevard around 4:44 a.m., deputies began their investigation.
What the sheriff's office says it uncovered was the two men were out drinking together at a bar earlier that evening before returning to the home after midnight.
At some point, Miller thought an unknown intruder had broken into his home and shot, but it turned out to be Ruana on the other side of the gun, according to the sheriff's office.
Through further investigation detectives say there is no evidence of a burglary or intruder at the home.
Miller was arrested and charged with one count of manslaughter.
The investigation is ongoing.
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