Friend pleads guilty after Marine dies from ‘accidental’ shooting in Raleigh garage

Nearly two years after an active-duty U.S. Marine was fatally shot in a downtown Raleigh parking garage, his friend pleaded guilty Monday to accidentally killing him.

Spencer Wrightington, 32, of Greenville pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the Oct. 12, 2024, death of Christian Oldham, 30, court records show.

Oldham was shot in the head in a Salisbury Street parking garage early that morning, The News & Observer previously reported. A medical examiner ruled Oldham’s manner of death was inconclusive, as it wasn’t clear whether he was accidentally or intentionally shot, according to the autopsy report…

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