A 13-year-old boy from Florida has shot his two brothers during a dinner-time fight over food, before killing himself.

Just after 6pm last night, in a mobile home in Hudson, the teenager shot his six-year-old brother dead and wounded his 16-year-old brother, before shooting himself dead.

According to the Orlando Sentinel, the 16-year-old victim, who alerted the police to the situation, is being treated in a local hospital for what are believed to be non-life-threatening wounds.

The three boys were home alone at the time of the incident - their mother was at work, while their 18-year-old brother was also out.

Pasco County sheriff Chris Nocco, said: “This is a horrific scene. This is a nightmare.”

The names of those involved have not yet been released and it is not clear at this stage how the boy got hold of the gun.