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A man in Turkey as been arrested after accidentally shooting his friend dead while fooling around with a gun.
The incident was captured on CCTV security cameras in an office in Istanbul, Turkey.
The victim, named only has Yigit A, 30, had gone to visit his friend, Baris K, in his office when the the shooting occurred.
The incident happened in the Zeytinburnu district on the European side of Istanbul, just outside the walls of the ancient city.
While they were chatting, Baris K pulled a handgun from the drawer of his desk, pointed it at his friend and pulled the trigger.
But to his horror, it turned out that the gun was loaded and he shot Yigit A in the chest.
The men ran out of the office where Yigit A collapsed in Baris K's arms.
Baris K unbuttoned the shirt of his friend and asked passersby to call an ambulance.
Paramedics arrived quickly on the scene but Yigit A had already died by the time emergency responders arrived.
Police later arrested the distraught Baris A, who has already appeared in court and been convicted of killing Yigit A.
He has been remanded in custody pending a further hearing which will be held to decide his sentence.