‘It just happened’: Bronx man accused of murdering roommate says he pistol-whipped victim when gun went off

Key Facts

• The Bronx man accused of fatally shooting his roommate in the back of the head during a spat in their basement apartment was pistol-whipping his one-time friend when the weapon went off, prosecutors said Friday.
• Angelo Miranda, 51, hid the gun used to kill Juan Lora in his mother’s nearby home after the Tuesday night slaying on W. 169th St. in Highbridge, he admitted when questioned.
• He and Lora, 62, were embroiled in an ongoing argument when the shooting took place, Miranda told police.
• Lora had just celebrated a $300 lottery win at a nearby bodega.

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