The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
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DATE: Wednesday, April 5, 1995               TAG: 9504050482
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B2   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: VIRGINIA BEACH                     LENGTH: Short :   20 lines

FRESHMAN DIES OF WOUND

A Kempsville High School freshman who shot himself in the head Monday while playing a game died early Tuesday, police said.

Travon Russell, 14, of the 200 block of Weller Blvd., had been on life support since a .38-caliber bullet passed through his head while he was playing with a revolver at a friend's home.

The gun belonged to the friend's parents.

KEYWORDS: ACCIDENT GENERAL FATALITY SHOOTING by CNB