Man who killed friend with BB gun pleads guilty to negligent homicide

BALLSTON SPA — The Saratoga Springs man who shot and killed his friend and roommate with a BB gun last spring pleaded guilty to negligent homicide Thursday morning in Saratoga County Court.

Brendan Carl, 26, had been charged with second-degree manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon in connection with the death of his longtime friend, 27-year-old Michael Collins.

On Thursday, in front of visiting Judge Lorraine Diamond, Carl acknowledged that he shot and killed Collins in the early morning hours of April 6 in their apartment…

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