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DA: Man who shot teen didn't know gun was loaded

The Brooklyn man who shot dead a Long Island teen visiting his apartment didn't realize the gun was loaded when he squeezed the trigger, a prosecutor said Monday. Philip Levy, 17, of Wantagh, was hanging out Saturday night in the Bensonhurst home of Scott Bruno, 33, when Bruno, fooling around with his 9-mm semi-automatic pistol, fired several shots into a wall, Brooklyn Assistant District Attorney...

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