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<p>GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP) &#8212; A trial is underway for an 18-year-old Pennsylvania man accused of fatally shooting a friend in the face and then taking a selfie with the victim&#8217;s body.</p><p>Two officers testified Tuesday that Maxwell Morton, then 16, showed little emotion or concern about the February 2015 shooting of 16-year-old Ryan Mangan.</p><p>Westmoreland County Detective James Williams told jurors &#8220;when he described pulling the trigger, he had a little smirk on his face.&#8221;</p><p>Police contend Morton took a photograph of himself with Mangan&#8217;s body minutes after the shooting and an hour later sent the image via Snapchat while he played online video games with a teen in Wisconsin.</p><p>The defense has argued that the teens were playing with the gun and it accidentally fired.</p><p>The judge ruled Monday the selfie can be seen by the jury.</p><style>
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Trial starts for Pennsylvania teen police say took selfie with corpse