Man accidentally kills friend while listening to Diplomats

By: Yves Erwin Salomon

A New Orleans man accidentally shot and killed a childhood friend while listening to the song ".40 Cal" by .40 Cal from the Diplomats. The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports that Ronnie Webber of Kenner, Louisiana, was playing with a 40-caliber semi-automatic handgun when it fired and killed his close friend, Jonathan Beasley. The two men were listening to the song ".40 Cal." by rapper .40 Cal, which was included on the 2004 Diplomats album Diplomatic Immunity 2. Webber called 911 and attempted to perform CPR on his friend, but Beasley was pronounced dead a short time later at a nearby hospital. Webber has been charged with negligent homicide.

The victim's mother, Annie Beasley, told the paper, "They don't need to own guns because they don't even know what to do with them. They're too young. Too many of them are killing each other."