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Tragedy: 6-year-old boy accidentally shoots 4-year-old brother No charges have been filed Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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WEBVTT POLICE SAY THE GUN WAS FIRED BYHIS OLDER BROTHER.11 NEWS' ANDRE HEPKINS IS LIVEAT POLICE HEADQUARTERS WITH THLATEBREAKING DETAILS.ANDRE: POLICE SAY THE BOYACCIDENTALLY SHOT HISFOUR-YEAR-OLD BROTHER.THIS IS WHERE IT HAPPENED.THE 5800 ROC -- BLOCK JUSTBEFORE 630.POLICE SAY THE SIX-YEAR-OLD BOYAND THE FOUR-YEAR-OLD BOY WEREIN THE HOME, PLAYING, WHENSOMEHOW THEY GOT A HOLD OF ANUNLOCKED LOADED HANDGUN.THAT IS WHEN THE SIX-YEAR-OLDBOY ACTUALLY SHOT HIS BROTHERAND POLICE SAY THE FATHER WASHOME AT THE TIME, BUT IT ISUNCLEAR WHERE HE WAS IN RELATIONTO THE BOYS.POLICE SAY THE FATHER DROVE HISSON TO THE HOSPITAL.>> IT IS VERY SERIOUS THAT ACHILD WAS IN THE SA VICINITYOF THIS WEAPON THAT WAS NOTSECURED.THAT WAS LOADED, ANY WEAPON WENTOFF, STRIKING THIS CHILD.WE COULD TALK ABOUT THAT.ANDR: WE ARE LUCKY WE ARE NOTTALKING ABOUT A DEAD BOY THREEDETECTIVES SAY THE BOY IS INSTABLE CONDITION AND IS EXPECTEDTO MAKE A FULL RECOVERY.AS FOR T ADULTS, POLICE SAY ATTHIS POINT, NO CHARGES HAVE BEENFILED.