Unintentional killing caused by extremely reckless conduct.

• A. Manslaughter
• B. Felony murder
• C. Involuntary manslaughter
• D. Negligent homicide

Answer: (C)

The key idea is that the killer did not intend to kill, but their conduct created a grave risk and showed a conscious disregard for human life. That level of culpability fits involuntary manslaughter: a death caused by unintended actions where the defendant acted recklessly or with criminal negligence. Here, “extremely reckless conduct” signals a recklessness standard — more than mere carelessness, but without intent to kill.

Negligent homicide involves criminal negligence, a lower level of fault than recklessness, so it doesn’t fit as well when the conduct is described as extremely reckless. Felony murder requires the death to occur during the commission of a separate felony, which isn’t indicated by just extremely reckless conduct. While some cases blur lines with depraved-heart murder, those typically involve intent or malice to some degree; the scenario described centers on unintentional death due to recklessness, which aligns with involuntary manslaughter.