(USA Today) - Officials: Teen charged with killing classmate, took selfie with body

A Pennsylvania teen charged with fatally shooting a classmate took a selfie with the body, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported.
The teen is charged with shooting 16-year-old Ryan Mangan in the face, killing him. Mangan's mother found his body in their Jeannette, Pa., home on Wednesday, according to the Tribune-Review.
The mother of another teen contacted police after her son received a picture of the victim with the alleged shooter, the Associated Press reported. The suspect also sent a text that said, "Told you I cleaned up the shells" and "Ryan was not the last one," according to the AP.
The suspect sent the selfie through SnapChat, a social media application that deletes pictures seconds after they are sent, according to the Tribune-Review.
According to a police affidavit the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette obtained, the alleged shooter confessed to killing Mangan after police searched his home Friday and found a 9mm handgun hidden under the basement steps.
Westmoreland County District Attorney John Peck told the Tribune-Review it was the first time he had seen a selfie of a suspect with a dead victim. Peck said the photo was, "a key piece of evidence that led investigators to the defendant."
The suspect is charged with homicide and a firearms count, AP reports.
Initial efforts to reach the Westmoreland County juvenile detention center were unsuccessful.
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