By Micheal Chukwuebuka, Reporting
A 14-year-old boy, according to St Petersburg Police Department, accidentally shot and killed his 11-year-old brother on Friday.
Stonix News reliably gathered from FOX 11, Los Angeles, that the 14-year-old boy said he was playing with the gun when he accidentally shot his little brother, Amir Williams, in their St. Petersburg home.
The brothers were at home with their 13-year-old sister at the time of the shooting. The children had the day off from school.
After the shooting, police say the 13-year-old girl called their mother and told her what happened. As their mom was racing to get home, police say she was involved in a crash on the interstate that severely damaged her car. They went on to say she took a rideshare home.
Officers said the gun was reported stolen on April 24 in St. Pete. Detectives are now trying to determine how the 14-year-old got it.
Family members told police they did not know the teen had a gun.
St. Petersburg Assistant Police Chief Mike Kovacsev called the shooting a ‘tragic incident.’
He added:
“A teenager should not have had a firearm. He was playing around with the firearm and it discharged. An 11-year-old child was killed.”
Kovacsev said the teen will not likely be charged on Friday, but SPPD will be working with the State Attorney’s Office to determine the next steps.
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