Jordan Sharifi , 14 , 'gave Raymond Howell , Jr. , 17 , a gun and ammunition to protect himself from bullies but Raymond used the gun to take his life ' Sharifi found his friend 's body in a rain culvert on Thursday morning 'and threw the gun in a nearby drainage tunnel ' He was arrested by McKinney , Texas police on Friday and charged with theft of a firearm and making a firearm accessible to a child . Raymond left him a note before he took his life , Sharifi said . The school district says it has found no evidence that Raymond or his family contacted them about bullying .
Jordan Sharifi , 17 , 'gave Raymond Howell , Jr. , 14 , a gun and ammunition to protect himself from bullies but Raymond used the gun to take his life ' Sharifi found his friend 's body in a rain culvert on Thursday morning 'and threw the gun in a nearby drainage tunnel ' He was arrested by McKinney , Texas police on Friday and charged with theft of a firearm and making a firearm accessible to a child . Raymond left him a note before he took his life , Sharifi said . The school district says it has found no evidence that Raymond or his family contacted them about bullying .